One passenger was killed when an engine blew out on a Southwest jetliner carrying 148 people, marking the first fatality on a U.S.-registered airline in more than nine years.

One passenger was killed when an engine blew out on a Southwest jetliner carrying 148 people, marking the first fatality on a U.S.-registered airline in more than nine years.

One arm of the U.S. DOT is recommending two-person crews be required for freight trains as another plans to spend billions to help develop driverless technology for long-haul trucks.

Two BNSF Railway Co. freight trains collided in Texas, leaving at least one worker injured.

London-bound British Airways jetliner catches fire while beginning its takeoff from Las Vegas airport. All passengers and crew evacuated safely.

The word drone was shunned at the annual conference of the drone industry for a long time. Not anymore.

Track inspections are vital for railroads because steel rails expand and contract with heat and cold, causing them to buckle or break. BNSF operates in the western U.S., and its drone flights may start as soon as the end of 2015.

As U.S. regulators study how to govern commercial drones, corporate America is plunging ahead on using unmanned aircraft in a bid to speed the process and win concessions on proposed restrictions.