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...
March 13, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB, PSR
(Source: The Times Leader, March 13, 2023) A nationally recognized train safety expert is taking the railroad industry to task, calling it “one of the most protected and coddled industries in our country.” Full story: The Times Leader
March 13, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: ABC News, March 10, 2023) Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw was evasive at times Thursday when asked direct questions from senators, despite his assurances that he and his company were committed to helping the residents of East Palestine, Ohio, affected by...
March 13, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: CNN, March 12, 2023) Jim Stewart was getting ready to sell his home in East Palestine, Ohio, and retire. Then came the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train on February 3, releasing toxic chemicals into the air and nearby water, and he fears crashing the...
