Video shows the man then slipped from the platform, falling about 25 feet to land in rocks beside the train tracks — into the path of a freight train that had already been en route when the ...

Landslides and the shifting railroad bed beneath the tracks just north of Camp Pendleton have stopped passenger service through San Clemente for months at a time in recent years.

If you've ever wondered how massive trains aren't constantly derailing, we have the details on the engineering marvel that keeps them on the tracks.

A call for more sand grows as the Orange County Transportation Authority grapples with addressing damage to tracks along eroding beaches and unstable cliffs.

Metra Rock Island Line train carrying hundreds of passengers derails in South Loop Inbound service suspended until Tuesday; limited outbound service Monday evening: Metra ...

Workers dump rocks along the railroad tracks as waves crash on the rip rap in south San Clemente, CA on Thursday, September 16, 2021. Recent storms, nearly a year later, prompted Metrolink to add ...

Train strikes side-by-side on tracks just north of Mendon, Missouri The accident happened just north of the deadly Mendon Amtrak derailment Beginning of dialog window.

One officer reached his side just before the train raced through, pulling him away from the tracks with just seconds to spare. The man sustained multiple fractures, the department said.

Two teenagers have died after being struck by a train while walking on the tracks near a park in a central Arkansas town.

Flooding can wash away tracks entirely or push train cars off the rails. Excessive rain can destabilize terrain, resulting in dirt or rocks on the tracks. Localized landslides can cause derailments.

A train brushed two pickup trucks Sunday afternoon near Tower Rock Natural Area in rural Perry County, Missouri according to a witness at the scene.