February 14, 2023 | AFL-CIO, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines, NS, TTD
(Source: Freight Waves, February 10, 2023) The fiery derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in Ohio on Feb. 3 has prompted some rail unions to press the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to increase its oversight of the freight railroads’ safety operations. Since...
February 10, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines, NS, NTSB, PSR
(Source: The Lever, February 8, 2023) Before this weekend’s fiery Norfolk Southern train derailment prompted emergency evacuations in Ohio, the company helped kill a federal safety rule aimed at upgrading the rail industry’s Civil War-era braking systems, according to...
February 10, 2023 | Headlines, Paid Sick Leave, PSR
(Source: CNBC, February 9, 2023) Railroad carriers were able to avoid the issue of paid sick leave in the deal Congress struck to avert a nationwide rail strike late last year, but the pressure is back on in Washington, D.C. Freight rail companies were put on notice...
February 10, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, PSR, TTD
(Source: Associated Press, February 9, 2023) The fiery derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals — sending a huge plume of smoke in the air and forcing residents of a small Ohio town to evacuate — has highlighted the potentially disastrous consequences of train...
February 10, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 9, 2023) All rail cars where a train derailment occurred Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio, have been cleared from the site, Norfolk Southern Railway announced yesterday. Freight rail service has been restored to mainline 2, NS...
February 10, 2023 | Canada, CN, Contract Negotiations, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Canadian Press, February 9, 2023) Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says it has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing about 550 administrative support and intermodal employees in Canada. The railway says terms of the tentative agreement with...
February 10, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 8, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending February 4, 2023. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 449,586...
February 10, 2023 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: www.al.com, February 9, 2023) With still no timetable for Amtrak trains to roll between Mobile and New Orleans, the nation’s passenger rail operator is warning people to stay off the tracks. Full story: www.al.com
February 9, 2023 | Headlines, Paid Sick Leave
(Source: Reuters, February 8, 2023) Top White House officials spoke to executives from the largest U.S. railroad operators in recent days, renewing pressure to reach an agreement to secure paid sick leave for workers after President Joe Biden signed legislation to...
February 9, 2023 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 8, 2023) Class Is employed 119,349 people as of mid-December 2022, a 0.34% increase from November 2022 and a 3.88% increase from December 2021 employment levels, according to Surface Transportation Board data. Five of six...
