Severe thunderstorms swept across West Texas on Tuesday, toppling over a whole train’s worth of cargo containers. While hail is always ready to cause damage, the high winds were an even more potent threat. The storms derailed a Union Pacific freight train in Trent, Texas, a small town about 24 miles west of Abilene. The [...]read moreTexas-Sized Thunderstorm Derails Train With 80-MPH Winds
Protection around America’s bridges has been thrown into question in recent weeks after a massive container ship hit and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last month. Now, it’s emerged that the safety standards many U.S. bridges are built to are actually based on antiquated models developed in West Germany decades ago. Weekend [...]read moreU.S. Bridge Safety Standards Based On ‘Outdated’ Regulations Developed In West Germany
A massive container ship hit and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last month, killing six people and shutting one of America’s busiest ports in the process. The company that operates the ship is now trying everything to get out of paying up for the mammoth task of extracting the stricken vessel and [...]read moreShip Owners Are Trying Everything To Avoid Paying Up For Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Photo: Tasos Katopodis (Getty Images) The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland collapsed early Tuesday morning after the cargo ship the MV Dali collided with one of the bridge’s support pylons. Now, reports from the National Transportation Safety Board have confirmed that 56 containers on that ship were carrying hazardous material. Some of those [...]read moreCargo Ship That Crashed Into Baltimore Bridge Is Carrying 764 Tons Of Hazardous Material: NTSB