GREAT BARRINGTON — Public outcry prompted General Electric Co. to cut back on truck trips through the Berkshires as part of its planned Rest of River cleanup of PCBs in the Housatonic River. But there ...

Berkshire County residents are reacting after General Electric proposed a revised plan to transport and dispose of toxic chemicals it dumped into the Housatonic River at a meeting Wednesday night.

Trains have a certain appeal. Perhaps it is the size of the cars, the power that makes them move, the sound of the whistle/horn blowing or the friendly conductor waving "hello" out the window to a ...

NEWTOWN -- The Department of Environmental Protection issued notices of violation to Housatonic Railroad Co. and Newtown Transload for waste transfer activity at 30 Hawleyville Road, as witnessed ...

NEWTOWN -- The Hawleyville Environmental Advocacy Team is using a petition to ask state officials to stop the expansion of Housatonic Railroad Co.'s waste transfer facility. The online petition was ...

GREAT BARRINGTON -- Seven railroad cars derailed along one of the Housatonic Railroad Co.’s lines around 7 p.m. on Friday, displacing construction debris but not spilling any hazardous materials or ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Sept. 3 called on railroads to equip roadway maintenance machines with collision avoidance technology that can detect people or objects before a ...