March 1, 2023 | DOL, Headlines
(Source: Politico, March 1, 2023) President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he would nominate Julie Su to be his next Labor secretary, moving swiftly to fill a coming vacancy within his cabinet. Full story: Politico
March 1, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: Railway Age, February 27, 2023) BNSF posted net earnings of $5.946 billion in 2022, virtually flat with 2021’s $5.990 billion, reflecting “higher revenue per car/unit, substantially offset by lower overall freight volumes and higher fuel and other operating...
March 1, 2023 | 2-man Crews, DOT, East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, February 21, 2023) Among the immediate calls for action: Freight rail industry should accelerate phase-in of safer tank cars and provide workers paid sick leave, and Congress can raise existing caps on the...
March 1, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: USA Today, February 27, 2023) The train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, has left the small community devastated, and questions about the environmental and public health consequences remain unanswered. It also spurred calls for action to hold the freight...
March 1, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, February 28, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration today encouraged railroads to improve the way they collect and use data from wayside hotbox detectors in order to prevent catastrophic derailments like the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern...
