March 10, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Guardian, March 9, 2023) Norfolk Southern’s decision to call for the burning of five derailed train cars in East Palestine, Ohio, was “jaw-dropping” and a consequence of poor communication by the railroad, a local emergency management official told a...
March 10, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: MarketWatch, March 9, 2023) Norfolk Southern Corp. CEO Alan Shaw will tell senators that the carrier is “committed to learning” from the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio and “making this right” for the local community affected by the disaster. The CEO...
March 10, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Congressional Hearing, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: Politico, March 9, 2023) Partisan rifts emerged Thursday during the first congressional hearing on the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio — with Democrats grilling Norfolk Southern’s CEO for his railroad’s role in the disaster, while Republicans pilloried the...
March 10, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Politico, March 9, 2023) President Joe Biden’s effort to toughen railroad safety regulations is setting up a collision with an industry used to getting its way in Washington. Full story: Politico
March 10, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 9, 2023) BNSF Railway said on March 9 that it reached agreements with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW); the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS); and the International Association of Sheet...
