March 8, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, PSR, Technology
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 6, 2023) Installing sensors on freight cars is the only way to prevent another disastrous derailment like the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern hazardous materials wreck in East Palestine, Ohio, a wheel bearing expert says. Full story: Trains...
March 8, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR, Unions
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 7, 2023) A group of unions announced on March 7 that they have filed suit against BNSF Railway over outsourcing of locomotive inspections, maintenance, and repairs, claiming the railroad is cutting its mechanical workforce to boost...
March 8, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers
(Source: Farm News Media, March 7, 2023) So far this year, average weekly unfilled grain car orders one or more days overdue have numbered over 16,000 a week — the highest rate recorded since the data series began in 2017, according to AFBF Economist Daniel Munch....
March 7, 2023 | Fatality, News, NS, NTSB
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 7 — Louis P. Shuster, a proud member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), employed as a Norfolk Southern conductor, was struck and killed early Tuesday when a dump truck collided with a train car in Cleveland. “Lou...
March 7, 2023 | Education and Training, News
Class is back in session for members and officers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET). After a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the BLET returned to in-person workshops last week with several days of intensive training for...
