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...
March 6, 2023 | CN, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 3, 2023) The agreements provide workers with four paid sick days plus three personal leave days to be used as sick days, CN said. The four unions are the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, National Conference...
March 6, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: CBS News, March 5, 2023) A train with 18 cars filled with grain derailed just outside of Wellington, Kansas, on Saturday just after 5 p.m., Union Pacific confirmed in a statement to CBS News. No one was injured in the derailment and no hazardous materials...
