February 14, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: Houston Public Media, February 13, 2023) A truck driver died and several freight train cars were derailed during a Monday morning collision northeast of Houston. The driver of the 18-wheeler died from injuries sustained in the crash. There were no injuries...
February 14, 2023 | FRA, Headlines, TTD
(Source: Trains Magazine, February 10, 2023) The Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO is calling on the Federal Railroad Administration to require Class I railroads to participate in the Confidential Close Call Reporting System, a currently voluntary method...
February 14, 2023 | CSX, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave
(Source: National Public Radio, February 10, 2023) Earlier this week, one of the largest freight railroads in the world, CSX, announced a deal with two rail unions to provide four days of paid sick leave annually, plus the option of converting three personal days into...
February 14, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: CNN, February 14, 2023) New Jersey Transit, one of the largest commuter rail services in the country, is now facing the same kind of labor problems that nearly brought service on the nation’s freight railroads to a halt last year. The Brotherhood of...
February 14, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Southeast Texas Record, February 8, 2023) A BNSF Railway worker who was injured in a transport van crash is claiming negligence. Full story: Southeast Texas Record
