March 16, 2023 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: CNBC, March 15, 2023) The Surface Transportation Board of the United States said on Wednesday it had approved Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion acquisition of railroad company Kansas City Southern with a series of environmental and competition conditions. The...
March 16, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB, Railroad Safety
(Source: The Hill, March 15, 2023) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is urging the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to expand its investigation into Norfolk Southern to include other major railroads to determine ways to improve rail safety in...
March 16, 2023 | Headlines, Unions, War on Workers
(Source: Michigan Advance, March 15, 2023) A committee room and both lobbies of the Michigan Senate’s office building were jammed to the brim early Tuesday morning as more than a hundred workers — many sporting union jackets — watched a Democratic-led Senate panel...
March 16, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, NS, Railroad Safety, UP
(Source: More Perfect Union, March 14, 2023) Facing a push in Congress for stronger rail safety rules after the disastrous train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, railroad giant Union Pacific is steering its donations to Republican lawmakers — some with oversight...
March 16, 2023 | Headlines, NS, Paid Sick Leave
(Source: Freight Waves, March 15, 2023) Norfolk Southern has secured sick leave agreements with two more unions, bringing the total number of unions with such deals with NS up to eight. The latest agreements are with the IAM and BRC. Full story: Freight...
