March 14, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: Television station KWCH, March 12, 2023) MCPHERSON, Kan. — A Union Pacific train derailed in McPherson Sunday morning, starting a small grass fire and leaking denatured alcohol in the area, McPherson County Communications said Sunday. The derailment happened...
March 14, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: Associated Press, March 14, 2023) Union Pacific officials believe that a broken wheel likely caused this weekend’s derailment that spilled denatured alcohol inside a Kansas refinery. Full story: Associated Press
March 14, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Amtrak press release, March 10, 2023) NEW ORLEANS – Amtrak will partner with the Southern Rail Commission (SRC) to apply for federal funds to study a new service between New York City, Atlanta and Dallas/Fort Worth by extending a section of the...
March 14, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 13, 2023) BNSF has reopened its main line on the Bakersfield Subdivision in the San Joaquin Valley, the railroad reports in a service update to customers. Full story: Trains Magazine
March 13, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB, PSR
(Source: ABC News, March 12, 2023) The NTSB chief said Sunday that the agency is not satisfied with the new safety goals outlined by Norfolk Southern and that community is still reeling from the toxic spill in February. The head of the NTSB with tough words for...
