March 14, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Amtrak press release, March 10, 2023) NEW ORLEANS – Amtrak will partner with the Southern Rail Commission (SRC) to apply for federal funds to study a new service between New York City, Atlanta and Dallas/Fort Worth by extending a section of the...
March 14, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 13, 2023) BNSF has reopened its main line on the Bakersfield Subdivision in the San Joaquin Valley, the railroad reports in a service update to customers. Full story: Trains Magazine
March 13, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB, PSR
(Source: ABC News, March 12, 2023) The NTSB chief said Sunday that the agency is not satisfied with the new safety goals outlined by Norfolk Southern and that community is still reeling from the toxic spill in February. The head of the NTSB with tough words for...
March 13, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB, PSR
(Source: The Times Leader, March 13, 2023) A nationally recognized train safety expert is taking the railroad industry to task, calling it “one of the most protected and coddled industries in our country.” Full story: The Times Leader
March 13, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: ABC News, March 10, 2023) Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw was evasive at times Thursday when asked direct questions from senators, despite his assurances that he and his company were committed to helping the residents of East Palestine, Ohio, affected by...
March 13, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: CNN, March 12, 2023) Jim Stewart was getting ready to sell his home in East Palestine, Ohio, and retire. Then came the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train on February 3, releasing toxic chemicals into the air and nearby water, and he fears crashing the...
March 13, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Paid Sick Leave
(Source: Common Dreams, March 9, 2023) Thursday’s U.S. Senate hearing about the ongoing environmental and public health disaster in East Palestine, Ohio “did not go well” for Norfolk Southern president and CEO Alan Shaw, the progressive media...
March 13, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Hill, March 9, 2023) Testifying before the Senate on Thursday, the CEO of Norfolk Southern stopped short of making commitments to pay for East Palestine, Ohio, residents’ health care in the wake of a train derailment that spilled hazardous chemicals in...
March 13, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WFMJ, March 11, 2023) People gathered around the town’s gazebo in Lisbon to protest Norfolk Southern’s response to the toxic train derailment in East Palestine. The people here from across the valley say the effects of the...
March 13, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 11, 2023) A few dozen protesters rallied in front of Norfolk Southern’s Midtown Atlanta headquarters on Saturday afternoon, voicing support for rail workers and people affected by the company’s toxic derailment in East...
