April 25, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 21, 2023) Class Is operating in the United States employed 120,668 people in March, a 0.38% increase over February’s employment level and a 4.88% increase year over year, according to Surface Transportation Board data. Five of...
April 25, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, April 24, 2023) Almost 3 months after a fiery Norfolk Southern train derailment blackened the skies, sent residents fleeing and thrust East Palestine into a national debate over rail safety, residents say they are still living in limbo....
April 25, 2023 | FRA, Headlines, PSR, Railroad Safety
(Source: Railway Age column by Grady C. Cothen Jr., April 23, 2023) The June 2022 White Paper supplemented here was devoted to “management of in-train forces.” This is an issue for trains of virtually all lengths and tonnages, but longer trains present special...
April 25, 2023 | Canada, CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, April 23, 2023) LAVAL, Quebec — The Teamsters Canadian Rail Conference (TCRC) and Canadian National (CN) have successfully reached a tentative agreement. The agreement must now be voted on by approximately 6,000...
April 25, 2023 | Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, April 24, 2023) A bipartisan congressional group from Nevada and California asked the Biden administration Monday to fast-track federal funds for a private company to build a high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area....
