March 15, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: The Hill, March 14, 2023) A conservative advocacy group called “FreedomWorks” is pushing lawmakers to oppose a bipartisan rail safety bill that was introduced following the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment. The group claims the bill would create “gross...
March 15, 2023 | CN, CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Railfan & Railroad Magazine, March 15, 2023) STB establishes an “unprecedented” seven-year oversight period over CPKC, requiring regular updates to the board on operations, traffic and other key metrics. Full story: Railfan & Railroad...
March 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: CNN, March 14, 2023) The state of Ohio has filed a federal lawsuit against Norfolk Southern over the February 3 toxic chemical derailment in East Palestine, Attorney General Dave Yost announced on March 14. Yost said that the derailment “caused the release of...
March 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: DeSmog Blog, March 14, 2023) It likely wasn’t a pleasant experience for NS CEO Alan Shaw, especially when Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) informed him mid-hearing that another of Norfolk Southern’s trains had just derailed. However, even this painful irony...
March 15, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 14, 2023) President Joe Biden’s proposed fiscal-year 2024 budget released last week calls for over $1 billion in rail safety improvements, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Meanwhile, the U.S. Conference...
