November 22, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines
(Source: KDKA, November 21, 2023) People impacted by the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio last winter sat down for a Thanksgiving meal. Family and friends whose lives have been turned upside down after the toxic East Palestine Norfolk Southern train derailment...
November 22, 2023 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, November 21, 2023) A 911 call center on Monday took some responsibility for an Amtrak train derailment last week in southwestern Michigan, saying it misidentified a crossing and contacted a different railroad to warn that a car was stuck on...
November 22, 2023 | Derailment, FRA, Headlines, Weather
(Source: Railway Age, November 21, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has released a safety advisory recommending six actions that railroads take “to reduce weather-related accidents/incidents and improve the efficiency of the national rail network during...
November 22, 2023 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, November 22, 2023) The Surface Transportation Board is extending the deadline for industry stakeholders to reply to feedback that the board received on its proposed rule for reciprocal switching. The new deadline is December 20, 2023. Full...
November 22, 2023 | Commuter Rail, CPKC, Headlines, Mexico
(Source: Associated Press, November 20, 2023) Mexico’s government issued a decree Monday that will force private freight railway lines to give preference to passenger train service over their normal freight runs. The decree gives the two main private concessionary...
November 21, 2023 | Harassment, Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Pro Publica, November 18, 2023) “If you keep reporting these track defects, you will no longer have a job at Union Pacific.” Full story: Pro Publica
November 21, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Trains.com, November 16, 2023) Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman – who used his position as a bully pulpit to criticize railroads and encourage them to reach their potential by hauling more of the nation’s freight – announced today that...
November 21, 2023 | BNSF, Canada, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: CBC.ca, November 19, 2023) Canada’s Transportation Safety Board says it is sending an investigator to probe a train collision and derailment in Metro Vancouver, while a spokesperson for the company says no one was injured and there’s no threat to...
November 21, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: CBS News, November 20, 2023) A rail line linking two popular Thanksgiving destinations, Miami and Orlando, is giving Florida its first taste of the potential for how high-speed rail could change holiday travel. CBS News’ Kris Van Cleave took a ride...
November 21, 2023 | CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, Shippers, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, November 17, 2023) The ongoing theme of improving rail service as a means to capture market share away from trucking again appeared in comments from Class I railroad executives speaking at recent investor conferences. Full story: Freight...
