Tag: Freight

Freight train derails in suburban Chicago

Emergency officials ordered an evacuation after a freight train derailed in suburban Chicago on Thursday. The train derailed in the village of Matteson around 10.30am local time, WGN-TV reported. No injuries have been reported. Workers are trying to determine whether any hazardous materials have leaked from the train. Officials ordered residents within a mile of […]

Freight train derails in Matteson; evacuation of residents ordered

MATTESON, Ill. — A freight train has derailed in Matteson Thursday morning and residents have been ordered to evacuate the area. It happened in the 21700 block of Main Street at around 10:35 a.m., according to a village spokesperson. No injuries have been reported. As of around 11:45 a.m., a mandatory evacuation order has been […]

Ukraine and EU extend permit-free regime for freight, PM says

(Reuters) – Ukraine and the European Commission have extended a freight liberalisation agreement, allowing Ukrainian cargo permit-free entry to the EU for another year, Ukraine’s prime minister said on Thursday. Denys Shmyhal said on X that the agreement envisaged the possibility of an automatic extension until the end of 2025. “This is an important step […]

Harrowing scenes as freight train slams into passenger train in India

New Delhi — At least eight people were killed and more than others 50 injured when a freight train slammed into a passenger train Monday in India. The crash happened in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, when the goods train hit the Kanchanjunga Express in the New Jalpaiguri area, derailing at least three […]

FedEx Freight to close 7 service centers nationwide in 2024

FedEx Freight to close seven service centers in six states. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) FedEx Freight, the less-than-truckload unit of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), confirmed Tuesday that it is closing seven service centers across the U.S. this year as the division continues to make alignments to its freight network. “As the less-than-truckload industry evolves, at FedEx, […]