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The Great Dismal Swamp in Suffolk, Virginia remains one of the natural wonders of Virginia. It is home to unique plants and animals and was accordingly classified as a National Wildlife Refuge in 1973. Virginians have us...

Passenger trains have been involved in numerous crashes on grade crossings. We are saddened to read about an Amtrak crash in Suffolk last night that left one person dead after a train hit a dump truck. Details about this...

We hear about tragic cases involving trains hitting people crossing the tracks on a regular basis. This week, in Gastonia, North Carolina, a man was killed on the tracks. Railroads may be liable for pedestrian and train ...

Vehicles and Tide light rail trains come into close contact in Norfolk. Earlier today a car was involved in a collision with a Tide train in Norfolk. The Virginian-Pilot reported a driver was charged after his car hit a ...

Grade crossings are notoriously dangerous places. Things can go wrong quickly if rules are not followed or there is a malfunction of a crossing. This week, a train and an SUV were involved in a Portsmouth railroad crossi...

Derailments are common on the railroads of the United States. They pose a danger to railroad workers and communities living near the tracks. Another derailment was reported this afternoon in Suffolk. About five cars dera...

The fatal Cayce Amtrak crash outside Columbia in early February that killed two Amtrak crew members and injured scores more caused more damage than the past decade of South Carolina rail accidents combined, a new report ...

Commentators are concerned about a lax safety culture at Amtrak after the fourth fatal train crash in seven weeks and they are not alone. Federal investigators believe a track switch locked in the wrong position resulted...