April 6, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: MPR News, April 5, 2023) Trains are running again through Raymond after a derailment caused an evacuation of the community last week. Meanwhile, the National Transportation Safety Board still has a crew on the scene as it investigates the cause of the...
April 6, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, News, Railroad Safety
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 6 — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the state’s $13.5 billion transportation budget into law on Friday, March 31. The bill includes a mandate for two-person train crews and other important rail safety measures in response to Norfolk...
April 5, 2023 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 4, 2023) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Today, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the Teamsters Human Rights and Diversity Commission, Teamsters Local 667, and the Teamsters Solid Waste and Recycling...
April 5, 2023 | CSX, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave, SMART-TD
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 3, 2023) CSX Transportation has reached a tentative agreement with the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Transportation Division B&O union to provide trainmen and conductors with paid sick leave benefits. Pending...
April 5, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Freight Waves, April 4, 2023) Lawmakers from Pennsylvania and Ohio have introduced another rail safety bill in Congress that addresses rail car inspections and maintenance and calls for the Federal Railroad Administration to examine the causes of and...
