February 9, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WKBN, February 9, 2023) YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — A third class action lawsuit has been filed in regards to the East Palestine train derailment. Full story: www.wkbn.com
February 9, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, February 8, 2023) Through the first five weeks of 2023 (ending Feb. 4), total North American carload and intermodal traffic was virtually flat (-0.9%) with same point last year, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) Feb. 8...
February 9, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, February 8, 2023) EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Evacuated residents can safely return to the Ohio village where crews burned toxic chemicals after a train derailed five days ago near the Pennsylvania state line, East Palestine Fire Chief Keith...
February 9, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Freight Waves, February 8, 2023) Norfolk Southern’s lanes linking the Northeast with markets in the Midwest may continue to face disruptions as the railroad seeks to fully restore network fluidity following a train derailment that occurred Friday evening in...
February 8, 2023 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave, TTD
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 6, 2023) Twelve rail labor unions of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, have adopted a resolution that calls for the nation’s freight railroads to give all railroad workers paid sick leave. The resolution...
February 8, 2023 | CSX, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave, Unions
(Source: Associated Press, February 8, 2023) Several thousand workers at CSX will soon get one of the things that pushed the U.S. railroad industry to the brink of a strike last fall: paid sick time. CSX announced a deal Tuesday with two of its 12 unions, becoming the...
February 8, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Television station WFMJ, February 6, 2023) EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Norfolk Southern has declared the controlled release of toxic chemicals into the air in East Palestine a success. Full story: www.wfmj.com
February 8, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, February 8, 2023) Days after crews released and burned toxic chemicals transported by a wrecked train in Ohio, residents remain concerned about the toxic substances that could be lingering in their evacuated neighborhoods. Residents in the...
February 8, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Trains Magazine, February 7, 2023) EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said today (Tuesday, Feb. 7) that he expects Norfolk Southern to pay for the costs related to the derailment and fire in the community on the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line....
February 8, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Television station WKBN, February 6, 2023) EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — The fire in East Palestine is still burning as community members figure out what the new week will bring. First responders are still waiting until it’s safe enough to head back to the scene...
