April 11, 2023 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 10, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters won big for workers as members at two Sysco locations ratified record-breaking contracts. The victories successfully ended the...
April 11, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Yahoo News, April 10, 2023) Two months after the East Palestine disaster, amid mounting distrust and as lawsuits pile up against Norfolk Southern, the railroad giant maintains an outsized role in monitoring for contamination in and around East Palestine....
April 11, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Yahoo News, April 10, 2023) The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the commercial vehicle was hauling 40,000 pounds of contaminated soil along Route 165, near Waterford Road, when it crashed and overturned, according to the report. Nearly half of its contents...
April 11, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, NS
(Source: 1819 News, April 10, 2023) Another Norfolk Southern train derailed in Jasper on Saturday night, marking the third time one of its trains has gone off the rails in Alabama since January. It also trapped crew members inside the engine room, requiring assistance...
April 11, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, KCS
(Source: Associated Press, April 10, 2023) Three empty tank cars derailed but remained upright in a Southeast Texas rail yard on Monday, the train’s owner said, and no one was hurt. A locomotive leaked fuel but it was contained, a Kansas City Southern spokesperson...
