March 2, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: ABC News, March 1, 2023) The CEO of Norfolk Southern, the rail company responsible for the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment, has agreed to appear before a Senate committee next week. Alan Shaw will appear before the Senate’s Environment and Public...
March 2, 2023 | BNSF, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Trains Magazine, February 27, 2023) A lack of markers warning of a close-clearance situation was the probable cause of a fatal accident involving a BNSF Railway conductor in La Mirada, Calif., on March 3, 2021, the National Transportation Safety Board said...
March 2, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Freight Waves, February 27, 2023) The Biden administration recently announced a slew of actions it plans to take aimed at improving rail safety in the wake of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Full story: Freight...
March 2, 2023 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Railfan & Railroad Magazine, March 1, 2023) The U.S. Surface Transportation Board is expected to rule on the largest railroad merger in a generation in the coming days and weeks. Exactly when, though, is unknown. Full story: Railfan & Railroad...
March 2, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, March 2, 2023) Proposed safety measures in response to the East Palestine train derailment are part of a $12.6 billion state transportation budget passed Wednesday by the Ohio House with bipartisan support. Full story: Associated...
