March 6, 2023 | 2-man Crews, AAR Freight Trends, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: CNN, March 4, 2023) The nation’s major freight railroads have long desired to have only one crew member, a lone engineer, in the cab of their locomotives. And that desire hasn’t changed despite the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train on February 3 that...
March 6, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: ABC News, March 5, 2023) No hazardous materials were involved after a Norfolk Southern train derailed Saturday near Springfield, Ohio, officials said, the second such incident in just over a month. A Norfolk Southern representative said that 28 train cars of...
March 6, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: DC Velocity, March 3, 2023) Railroad union members are backing a bipartisan bill in Congress that would require more stringent rail safety standards in the aftermath of a 50-car train wreck in February that spilled toxic chemicals around the town of East...
March 6, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Common Dreams, March 3, 2023) A new analysis by the campaign finance watchdog OpenSecrets found that the rail industry has spent $653.5 million on federal lobbying over the past two decades as it has worked—often successfully—to fight off stricter safety...
March 6, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Buffalo News, March 5, 2023) James P. Louis, a union officer for Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, said Saturday he’s been working in the railroad industry for 40 years and has witnessed the cutbacks firsthand. Full story: Buffalo...
