March 9, 2023 | Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(The Lever, March 9, 2023) In 2004, a registered lobbyist for a railroad corporation got himself elected to the U.S. Senate, and then he promptly helped his former client become eligible for billions in cheap federal loans in the wake of the company’s hazmat train...
March 9, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source; USA Today, March 9, 2023) Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw will face a U.S. Senate panel Thursday as his company contends with increased scrutiny over a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last month. Full story: USA Today
March 9, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 8, 2023) The Surface Transportation Board today approved Montana Rail Link’s plan to terminate its lease with BNSF Railway, paving the way for BNSF to regain control of the former Northern Pacific main line between Jones Junction,...
March 8, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Fatality, FRA, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, March 7, 2023 Federal investigators are opening a wide-ranging investigation into one of the nation’s biggest railroads following a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last month and several other accidents involving Norfolk...
March 8, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, March 7, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced its plan to conduct a 60-day supplemental safety assessment of Norfolk Southern Railway following multiple safety...
