July 19, 2023 | CSX, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: WHYY, July 18, 2023) A spokesperson from CSX told WHYY News in a written statement that the entire length of the train was 40 railcars. CSX believes the cause of the incident “to be weather related” and that conditions created a “sinkhole in the rail bed.”...
July 19, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Pennsylvania Capital-Star, July 18, 2023) Several Pennsylvania officials are calling for action to tighten railroad safety laws after a CSX train derailed in Montgomery County early Monday morning, July 17. Full story: Pennsylvania...
July 19, 2023 | Canada, Headlines, Ports
(Source: Freight Waves, July 18, 2023) The dockworkers union strike that shuttered the container ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert, Canada, was supposed to be over. It’s back on again. Vancouver and Prince Rupert are important to American supply chains because...
July 18, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, UP
(Source: Associated Press, July 17, 2023) Union Pacific will renew its push for one-person train crews later this summer when the railroad tests out the idea of having a conductor in a truck respond to problems on trains in Nebraska and Colorado. The railroad will...
July 18, 2023 | Headlines, TTD
(Source: Press release from the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, July 18, 2023) WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. rail labor unions of the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department (TTD) unanimously announced their opposition to the proposed Transportation, Housing,...
July 18, 2023 | CSX, Derailment, Headlines, NS
(Source: CNN, July 17, 2023) Emergency crews are investigating a CSX train derailment on Norfolk Southern tracks in southeast Pennsylvania near Philadelphia. About 16 of the train’s 40 cars derailed around 4:50 a.m. Full story: CNN
July 18, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: NorthJersey.com, July 18, 2023) Freight trains, some stretching 100 cars long, carrying ethanol, crude oil and other hazardous materials travel within feet of thousands of homes, businesses and schools in Bergen County. Local officials and emergency...
July 18, 2023 | Canada, Headlines, Ports
(Source: Freight Waves, July 14, 2023) For some Americans, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union ports strike in Canada never made it on their radar. But while Canada will feel the impact far more than the United States, that does not mean we got away...
July 17, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Politico, July 14, 2023) An internal GOP dispute between party leaders and a motley crew of junior lawmakers is threatening to sink a bipartisan rail safety bill aimed at responding to February’s toxic spill in East Palestine, Ohio. Full story:...
July 17, 2023 | Amtrak, FRA, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 14, 2023) A House subcommittee on July 12 advanced a fiscal-year 2024 appropriations bill that would slash funding to the Federal Railroad Administration, Amtrak and several rail-related programs. Full story: Progressive...
