March 1, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Freight Waves, February 27, 2023) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has told Norfolk Southern where to dispose of waste from the site of the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in part because of concerns elsewhere about having it...
March 1, 2023 | DOT, East Palestine-NS, Headlines
(Source: Kansas City Star, February 27, 2023) U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday pledged to hold American freight railroads to stricter standards in the wake of a train disaster in Ohio last month and Republican criticism of the Biden...
February 16, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, February 15, 2023) Residents of the Ohio village upended by a freight train derailment packed a school gym to seek answers about whether they were safe from toxic chemicals that spilled or were burned off. But residents had many questions...
February 16, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: CNN, February 16, 2023) Nearly two weeks after a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the eastern Ohio village of East Palestine and sparked a massive dayslong blaze, residents packed a high school gym Wednesday for a meeting with...
February 16, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: CBS News, February 15, 2023) When Norfolk Southern train 32N derailed in Ohio earlier this month, it was not the first time it had experienced problems on the route. The train, which originated from Madison, Illinois, on the evening of Feb. 1, broke down at...
February 16, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Bloomberg, February 15, 2023) Nearly two weeks after a train carrying carcinogenic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, the extent of the damage to the nearby community is still unclear. Railroads face a traffic backlog and operator Norfolk Southern...
February 16, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Contract Negotiations, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, February 15, 2023) Locomotive engineers are upset with a salary offer from NJ Transit and may start voting with their feet, either by taking jobs with other commuter railroads that pay more, or going on strike, union leaders said. Brotherhood of...
February 16, 2023 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 15, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration yesterday announced an additional $2.2 billion in funding is being made available for the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program. Full story:...
February 16, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB, UP
(Source: Railway Age, February 15, 2023) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Feb. 14 denied “as moot” the petition for an emergency service order by Foster Poultry Farms (Foster Farms), which in late 2022 said there had been a “substantial, measurable...
February 16, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Fox Business, February 15, 2023) Despite a roughly 6% drop in share price since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in a plume of smoke near the Ohio and Pennsylvania border on Feb. 3, the company’s value is predicted to quickly rebound for investors. Full...
