March 21, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: Television station WEWS, March 20, 2023) One thing the Railway Safety Act of 2023 does is mandate at least two-person train crews. That’s something the East Palestine train had on Feb. 3; if they didn’t, the BLET’s John Esterly says, the...
March 21, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Penn-Live, March 20, 2023) Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan Shaw’s appearance before a state Senate committee on Monday focused heavily on the decision to purposely burn the leaking chemicals, which sent a plume of ash and smoke into Pennsylvania. One...
March 21, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WTAE, March 20, 2023) Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan Shaw on Monday appeared before Pennsylvania’s state Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee. Full story: www.wtae.com
March 21, 2023 | EPA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 17, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a safety bulletin asking railroads to review with employees the dangers of pushing and shoving moves at highway grade crossings. Full story: Trains Magazine
March 21, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Freight Waves, March 17, 2023) Two congressional representatives from Ohio have introduced their own rail safety bill that excludes a train crew size requirement. The bill, Reducing Accidents in Locomotives Act, or RAIL Act, calls for the promulgation of new...
March 21, 2023 | Headlines, UP
(Source: The Cheyenne Post, March 20, 2023) Union Pacific is offering urgent employment opportunities in Rawlins and Cheyenne, Wyoming. Union Pacific is actively seeking qualified applicants for Train Crew, with new hires eligible for a $40K – $50K hiring bonus....
March 21, 2023 | BNSF, CP, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave, Teamsters Canada, Unions
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 20, 2023) BNSF Railway Co. and the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers have reached an agreement calling for the union’s members to receive an additional four paid days off to use as sick days and gain the ability to...
March 21, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, March 19, 2023) Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc has stepped up its pace of stock buybacks, repurchasing more than $1.8 billion of its own stock this year. Full story: Yahoo Finance
March 17, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, March 16, 2023) Two BNSF trains derailed in separate incidents in Arizona and Washington state on Thursday, with the latter spilling diesel fuel on tribal land along Puget Sound. There were no injuries reported. Full story: The...
March 17, 2023 | CP-KCS Merger, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, PSR, Railroad Safety, STB
(Source: The New Republic, March 15, 2023) While workers and regulators aim to get a hold on a runaway industry driven by a practice known as precision scheduled railroading, or PSR, that has cut jobs and made trains bigger and bigger — thus making the whole industry...
