March 8, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers
(Source: Farm News Media, March 7, 2023) So far this year, average weekly unfilled grain car orders one or more days overdue have numbered over 16,000 a week — the highest rate recorded since the data series began in 2017, according to AFBF Economist Daniel Munch....
March 7, 2023 | Fatality, Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WKYC, March 7, 2023) A Norfolk Southern employee has died following an incident in Cleveland after a collision between a Norfolk Southern train and a Stein Inc. dump truck early Tuesday morning. A spokesperson for Cleveland-Cliffs tells...
March 7, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: The Hill, March 6, 2023) Ohio Sens. J.D. Vance (R) and Sherrod Brown (D) unveiled a rail safety proposal last week that has already won over the White House and top Democrats. But winning support from Republicans is proving to be harder as some question if it...
March 7, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety, UP
(Source: Television station KLKN, March 6, 2023) Legislative Bill 31 was presented by Sen. Mike Jacobson. It seeks to address safety concerns by requiring all crews to have a minimum of two people. One thing that routinely came up during testimony on the bill is PSR....
March 7, 2023 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Bloomberg Law, March 6, 2023) A Texas state jury found that Union Pacific owes $557 million in damages to a woman who suffered brain damage and amputations following a collision with one of its trains. Full story: Bloomberg Law
March 7, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: CNBC, March 6, 2023) Hours after a 28-car Norfolk Southern train derailed Saturday in Springfield, Ohio — the third incident for the freight railroad in just over a month, including the toxic disaster in East Palestine, Ohio — internal emails show railroad...
March 7, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: Politico, March 6, 2023) The railroad responsible for last month’s toxic train derailment in Ohio will roll out pledges Monday to make its trains safer, just days before its CEO is set to testify to Congress for the first time about its role in the disaster....
March 7, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WHTM, March 6, 2023) Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced that he has received commitment from Norfolk Southern to pay millions of dollars for damages to Pennsylvania and its residents as a result of the Feb. 3 train derailment in...
March 7, 2023 | DOT, FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety, Railroad Security
(Source: Freight Waves, March 4, 2023) Just as the industry consists of not just the railroads but numerous stakeholders such as the equipment manufacturers, shippers and unions, there are also several federal-level agencies involved in ensuring freight rail safety....
March 7, 2023 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Railroad Retirement Board press release, March 6, 2023) CHICAGO — Benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) are generally higher than those under the Social Security Act, especially for railroad employees who have 30 or more years of creditable...
