March 7, 2023 | Fatality, Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WKYC, March 7, 2023) A Norfolk Southern employee has died following an incident in Cleveland after a collision between a Norfolk Southern train and a Stein Inc. dump truck early Tuesday morning. A spokesperson for Cleveland-Cliffs tells...
March 7, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: The Hill, March 6, 2023) Ohio Sens. J.D. Vance (R) and Sherrod Brown (D) unveiled a rail safety proposal last week that has already won over the White House and top Democrats. But winning support from Republicans is proving to be harder as some question if it...
March 7, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety, UP
(Source: Television station KLKN, March 6, 2023) Legislative Bill 31 was presented by Sen. Mike Jacobson. It seeks to address safety concerns by requiring all crews to have a minimum of two people. One thing that routinely came up during testimony on the bill is PSR....
March 7, 2023 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Bloomberg Law, March 6, 2023) A Texas state jury found that Union Pacific owes $557 million in damages to a woman who suffered brain damage and amputations following a collision with one of its trains. Full story: Bloomberg Law
March 7, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: CNBC, March 6, 2023) Hours after a 28-car Norfolk Southern train derailed Saturday in Springfield, Ohio — the third incident for the freight railroad in just over a month, including the toxic disaster in East Palestine, Ohio — internal emails show railroad...
