March 13, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Yahoo Finance, March 8, 2023) In a Yahoo Finance interview on the Norfolk Southern Corp. train derailments, Former Oregon Congressman and House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio insisted it’s high time the United States...
March 13, 2023 | CEO Pay, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, PSR, Quarterly Income
(Source: Scripps News, March 8, 2023) A Scripps News investigation found that Norfolk Southern told the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a proxy filing that one reason top executives were given large cash awards was because of the company’s “record...
March 10, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, PSR, Unions
(Source: CNBC, March 8, 2023) The Association of American Railroads has announced several key safety measures for freight rails in the wake of the Norfolk Southern derailments, including the installation of approximately 1,000 new heat detectors, but a key union...
March 10, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: CNN, March 9, 2023) In a hearing with a group of bipartisan senators, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw apologized to East Palestine, Ohio, residents for the train derailment but was hesitant to answer questions from senators about future commitments to the...
March 10, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: NBC News, March 9, 2023) A Norfolk Southern train derailed Thursday in Calhoun County, Alabama, hours before company CEO Alan Shaw faced lawmakers to answer questions about a Feb. 3 derailment that led to a toxic chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. Full...
March 10, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Guardian, March 9, 2023) Norfolk Southern’s decision to call for the burning of five derailed train cars in East Palestine, Ohio, was “jaw-dropping” and a consequence of poor communication by the railroad, a local emergency management official told a...
March 10, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: MarketWatch, March 9, 2023) Norfolk Southern Corp. CEO Alan Shaw will tell senators that the carrier is “committed to learning” from the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio and “making this right” for the local community affected by the disaster. The CEO...
March 10, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Congressional Hearing, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: Politico, March 9, 2023) Partisan rifts emerged Thursday during the first congressional hearing on the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio — with Democrats grilling Norfolk Southern’s CEO for his railroad’s role in the disaster, while Republicans pilloried the...
March 10, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Politico, March 9, 2023) President Joe Biden’s effort to toughen railroad safety regulations is setting up a collision with an industry used to getting its way in Washington. Full story: Politico
March 10, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 9, 2023) BNSF Railway said on March 9 that it reached agreements with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW); the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS); and the International Association of Sheet...
