March 7, 2023 | DOT, FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety, Railroad Security
(Source: Freight Waves, March 4, 2023) Just as the industry consists of not just the railroads but numerous stakeholders such as the equipment manufacturers, shippers and unions, there are also several federal-level agencies involved in ensuring freight rail safety....
March 7, 2023 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, March 6, 2023) CHICAGO — Benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) are generally higher than those under the Social Security Act, especially for railroad employees who have 30 or more years of creditable...
March 6, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: CNN, March 4, 2023) A day after angry residents repeatedly interrupted a railroad company official at a town hall, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s office released the results of health assessment surveys conducted in East Palestine, revealing the most common...
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...
