Houston officials unveiled a new digital mapping tool designed to help residents avoid delays and stay safe at railroad crossings, addressing a persistent transportation challenge in a state that leads the nation in rail-related incidents.

Harris County deputies said the 18-wheeler was not hauling anything when a Union Pacific train hit the big truck near Klein Oak High School early Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported.

Sergio Rodriguez, a Milby High School student, was tragically struck and killed by a train while attempting to cross the railroad tracks near his school. His death has reignited long-standing concerns about the safety of students navigating these hazardous crossings.

A student died Monday after being hit by a train in southeast Houston. Residents and parents who live nearby tell KPRC 2 it’s not uncommon for students to cross the train tracks despite it being dangerous.

A new report says the U.S. has seen an increase in the number of a certain kind of derailment related to the forces created when railcars push and pull against each other as freight trains have gotten longer.

Houston-area leaders, including Mayor Sylvester Turner are calling on Congress to urge action on the passage of the Rail Safety Act of 2023.

For nearly a decade, a La Porte teenager living with autism has only ever wanted to climb aboard a locomotive.

Many Fifth Ward residents are seeking some sort of relief, complaining that stalled trains in the area have become a major nuisance, sparking safety concerns. Federal officials were touring the area with city leaders on Wednesday in an effort to stop the proposed merger of two rail lines which, they said, could worsen the problem.

Workers like Jesse Torres, along with people going to school or work are forced to wait sometimes past eight hours as 100 trains a day from three different railroad companies block intersections, blow loud horns and even park trains behind homes while hauling goods as they pass through.

Residents and business owners in Houston’s East End and Fifth Ward communities vented their frustration Thursday over stopped trains blocking major intersections, creating traffic jams as drivers wait – sometimes over an hour – for a train to clear the crossing.

The San Antonio Zoo is in the process of replacing its popular trains that have carried passengers through Brackenridge Park since the 1980s.

A train has barreled into an unmanned truck that rolled onto the track in Taiwan.

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