December 21, 2023 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains.com, December 17, 2023) One crew member suffered what were reported to be minor injuries after a Union Pacific train derailed after hitting a truck hauling an oversized load at a grade crossing west of Fort Worth, Texas, on December 17. Full story:...
December 21, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, Short Line, STB, UP
(Source: Trains.com, December 14, 2023) BNSF Railway this week asked federal regulators to ensure that it can use its trackage rights over Union Pacific to interchange with a proposed new short line railway in Utah. Full story: Trains.com
December 21, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, December 14, 2023) The Biden administration has initiated a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic black smoke following a fiery train derailment earlier this...
December 21, 2023 | Headlines, NTSB
(Source; National Transportation Safety Board press release, December 14, 2023) The end of 2023 will mark the end of the National Transportation Safety Board’s Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements, the focus of the agency’s safety advocacy efforts...
December 21, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, December 13, 2023) Through the first 49 weeks of 2023 (ending Dec. 9), total North American carload and intermodal traffic fell 2.8% from the same period last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Dec. 13. Full story: Railway...
December 21, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, Lawsuit
(Source: Reuters, December 14, 2023) Conservation groups on Thursday sued BNSF Railway Co., accusing the railroad of operating trains that are striking and killing grizzly bears in violation of the Endangered Species Act. The WildEarth Guardians and Western Watersheds...
December 21, 2023 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, December 13, 2023) The International Brotherhood of Teamsters will host its first member roundtables with five declared candidates for U.S. President on December 14-15 in Washington, D.C. Robert F. Kennedy...
December 11, 2023 | FRA, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Freight Waves, December 11, 2023 A proposed rule to prevent freight rail cars produced by Chinese entities from being used in the U.S. freight rail network is earning praise from the heads of the Rail Security Alliance (RSA) and the Railway Supply Institute...
December 11, 2023 | Canada, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Trains.com, December 11, 2023) The Canadian government has announced new rules regarding rail air brake inspection and maintenance, to take effect Dec. 1, 2025. Full story: Trains.com
December 8, 2023 | FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, December 7, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is proud to announce its proposal to advance a freight rail safety provision of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) amending the...
