April 6, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, PSR
(Source: The Real News Network, March 31, 2023) I am a carman who has worked at Norfolk Southern for nearly 20 years. During that time, I’ve had a front-row seat to the complete and utter degradation of this industry. Full story: The Real News...
April 6, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Transportation for America, April 5, 2023) Between all seven Class I freight railroad companies, the U.S. saw over 1,000 derailments in 2022. Norfolk Southern (the company responsible for the derailment in East Palestine) had 119 by itself. Other railways had...
April 6, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: People’s World, April 4, 2023) Unions, safety specialists, and—now—the residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have contended that corporate greed drove Norfolk Southern Railway to cut corners on safety inspections and prevention, thus leading to the disastrous...
April 6, 2023 | Headlines, Legislation, PSR, Railroad Safety
(Source: Nevada Independent, April 5, 2023) Sponsored by the Assembly Committee on Growth and Infrastructure, AB456 would look to cut down on the size of trains that can often reach or exceed 3 miles long and weigh more than 60 million pounds — “monster trains” that...
April 6, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: CNN, March 31, 2023) Seven US government investigators briefly fell ill in early March while studying the possible health impacts of a toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed to CNN on...
