New ‘dashboard’ launches, reveals which airlines let families sit together fee-free

According to the Department of Transportation, a parent who purchases airline tickets for a family should receive a guarantee from the airline that it will seat the parent and child together.

Ohio train derailment: Officials say no hazardous material spilled
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Norfolk Southern and Clark County officials say 28 of the southbound train?s 212 cars, including four empty tankers, derailed at about 4:45 p.m. Saturday in Springfield Township. (Credit: WKEF)

Ohio train derailment: Video shows cars off track
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Authorities in Ohio say there is no indication of any risk to public health from the derailment of a Norfolk Southern cargo train between Dayton and Columbus, the second derailment of a company train in the state in a month. (Credit: TWITTER / @BRAEPHILLY)

Railroad service in New York City rolls out with some issues
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The number of complains keeps on rising after a railroad service launches in New York City. FOX 5 New York's Christine Russo joined LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow to discuss.

Ohio senators introduce rail safety bill after train derailment

The bipartisan legislation would subject all trains carrying hazardous materials to additional safety regulations and state notification requirements, and increase penalties for violations.

Train derailments have declined in recent years, but they’re not uncommon, US data shows

Federal U.S. data shows there were 1,087 train derailments in 2021 — which averages to just under three each day. Most are ordinary and don't cause any major problems.

Release of toxic chemicals from derailed Ohio tanker cars begins

Officials warned the controlled burn would send phosgene and hydrogen chloride into the air. Phosgene is a highly toxic gas that can cause vomiting and breathing trouble and was used as a weapon in World War I.

50-car train derailment causes massive fire, evacuations in Ohio

About 50 cars derailed in East Palestine as a train was carrying a variety of freight from Madison, Illinois, to Conway, Pennsylvania.

Air travel across US thrown into chaos after computer outage

Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Wednesday after a government system that offers safety and other information to pilots broke down, stranding some planes on the ground for hours.

Southwest flight cancellations continue to snowball as Congress vows investigation

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg also said his agency would examine Southwest's cancellations and whether the airline was meeting its legal obligations to stranded customers.

NTSB says 119 people dead while using electric bikes, e-scooters

Multiple government agencies have jurisdiction over e-scooters and e-bikes, and the NTSB recommended they all gather data to create a more accurate picture of how many people are hurt or killed.