May 5, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Kansas City Star, May 4, 2023) Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is proposing a new rule that would require trains traveling through the state have at least two crew members on board. The Democratic governor announced on Thursday that she has directed the Kansas...
May 5, 2023 | CSX, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS
(Source: Reuters, May 4, 2023) Norfolk Southern Railway Co and another freight carrier that were sued by CSX Transportation Inc over its push for access to a key East Coast marine terminal have asked a U.S. court to award them legal fees for defeating their...
May 5, 2023 | Headlines, Organizing, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 4, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters Joint Council 42 and Teamsters Local 396 have filed an unfair labor practice charge against Amazon for unlawfully threatening workers’ jobs and failing to...
May 5, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 4, 2023) U.S. freight rail traffic in April was down 6% from the same month in 2022, a slight improvement over the previous month, according to statistics from the Association of American Railroads. Full story: Trains...
May 5, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Television station WHTM, May 4, 2023) Three months after the Norfolk Southern train jumped the tracks and derailed the lives of hundreds, lawmakers are pushing a bill trying to make sure it never happens again. Full story: www.abc27.com
