April 3, 2024 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: New York Times, April 2, 2024) The Biden administration announced on Tuesday that it had finalized a new rule that will require the nation’s largest freight railroads to maintain their current staffing of two crew members per train, settling a contentious...
April 3, 2024 | CN, CPKC, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Trains.com, April 2, 2024) The union representing Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City engineers and conductors in Canada has authorized a strike vote as labor and management remain far apart on new contracts. Leaders of the Teamsters Canada...
April 3, 2024 | Fatigue, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 1, 2024) The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently found that the Federal Railroad Administration needs to improve its oversight of procedures related to railroad hours of...
April 3, 2024 | East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, April 3, 2024) The aftermath of last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio doesn’t qualify as a public health emergency because widespread health problems and ongoing chemical exposures haven’t been documented, federal officials...
April 2, 2024 | CSX, Headlines, Ports
(Source: CNBC, April 1, 2024) CSX is starting a new dedicated freight rail service between Baltimore and New York for its clients on Tuesday to help mitigate the trade disruption as a result of the closure of the Port of Baltimore after the cargo vessel Dali collided...
April 2, 2024 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Washington Post, April 2, 2024) The Biden administration on Tuesday required the largest freight railroads to operate their trains with at least two people on board, seeking to improve rail safety with a new mandate that immediately drew stiff industry...
April 2, 2024 | Furloughs, Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Trains.com, April 2, 2024) Norfolk Southern today urged shareholders to back its board and management team in its proxy battle, saying that the plans touted by activist investor Ancora Holdings amount to a “slash and burn” strategy that would hurt service and...
April 2, 2024 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines, News, Railroad Safety
(Source: Associated Press, April 2, 2024) Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was finalized Tuesday. The Federal Railroad Administration released the details of the rule Tuesday morning,...
April 1, 2024 | Headlines, STB, TTD
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 1, 2024) Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin Oberman last week appointed 21 members to the board’s newly formed Passenger-Rail Advisory Committee (PRAC). The committee will advise the STB on issues related to the...
April 1, 2024 | Headlines, Railroad Retirement
(Source: The Hill, March 29, 2024) President Biden informed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Friday that he is firing Martin Dickman, the inspector general of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), on grounds of creating a hostile work environment, a source familiar...
