February 2, 2024 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety, TTD
(Source: Trains.com, February 1, 2024) Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and the leaders of all 13 railroad labor unions today urged Congress to tighten rail safety regulations as the one-year anniversary of the disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio,...
February 2, 2024 | East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, February 1, 2024) Residents of eastern Ohio can now get an up-close view in newly released videos of the twin toxic towers of fire that forced them from their homes last February after officials decided to blow open five tank cars filled...
February 2, 2024 | East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, January 31, 2024) President Joe Biden will visit the eastern Ohio community that was devastated by a fiery train derailment almost one year ago, accepting an invitation from the East Palestine mayor to see firsthand how the cleanup of...
February 2, 2024 | Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: Associated Press, January 29, 2024) About 1,000 engineers and conductors who work for Norfolk Southern will soon be able to report safety concerns anonymously through a federal system without any fear of discipline. Officials with the unions that signed onto...
February 2, 2024 | Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: Television station WDBJ 7, January 30, 2024) The Confidential Close Call Reporting System has been used successfully in the aviation industry, but so far, only about two dozen of the 800 railroads in the U.S. are participating. “It’s a good deal. And it’s a...
February 2, 2024 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Trains.com, January 31, 2024) An activist investor group has taken a $1 billion stake in Norfolk Southern and aims to wrest control of the company’s board and oust CEO Alan Shaw, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal this evening. Full story:...
February 2, 2024 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, January 31, 2024) U.S. Class I railroads hauled 467,222 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending Jan. 27, 2024—up 0.7% from the same point last year, AAR reported Jan. 31. Total carloads came in at 208,131, down 9.0% from 2023, while...
February 2, 2024 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB, UP
(Source: Trains.com, January 31, 2024) The Surface Transportation Board today issued a decision that extends the temporary reporting of employment data through the end of the year and that requires certain updated information from BNSF Railway, CSX, Norfolk Southern,...
January 26, 2024 | East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, January 25, 2024) WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced a final rule to improve employee safety on freight trains transporting hazardous materials. The rule requires...
January 26, 2024 | Headlines, Quarterly Income, UP
(Source: Trains.com, January 25, 2024) Union Pacific expects muted traffic volume this year due to a combination of a slow economy, lower demand for coal, and the loss of an international intermodal contract to BNSF Railway. For the quarter, operating income was flat,...
