July 5, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Morning Journal, July 4, 2023) Monday, July 3, marked five months since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, and while some in the village are satisfied with both the cleanup efforts and the railroad’s attempts to make amends, others remain...
July 5, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines
(Source: The Ohio Star, July 5, 2023) Ohio Governor Mike DeWine requested on Monday that President Joe Biden issue a Major Presidential Disaster Declaration for damage resulting from the catastrophic East Palestine train derailment that occurred earlier this year....
July 5, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS
(Source: Television station WOIO, July 5, 2023) Norfolk Southern filed a lawsuit Friday against seven companies involved in the February 3 derailment that resulted in hazardous chemicals being spilled and burned off in East Palestine. The lawsuit was filed in the...
July 5, 2023 | Headlines, National Mediation Board
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 3, 2023) The National Mediation Board (NMB) installed Deirdre Hamilton as chair on July 1. Her one-year term will expire on June 30, 2024. Gerald Fauth III and Linda Puchala will continue to serve as NMB members. Puchala most...
July 5, 2023 | Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 30, 2023) The National Transportation Safety Board has released its annual report to Congress for 2022, which outlines the board’s work during the calendar year, as well as providing an overview of its structure and mission. The report...
July 5, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, June 30, 2023) A U.S. judge on Friday ordered a new trial on damages against BNSF Railway in a privacy class action, in a ruling that wiped out an award of $228 million to truck drivers who accused the freight railway giant of unlawfully collecting...
July 3, 2023 | CSX, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 27, 2023) The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation after a CSX Transportation employee was killed after being struck by a train Monday evening at the Seagirt Marine Terminal at the Port of Baltimore. Full...
July 3, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, June 29, 2023) Norfolk Southern has hired an outside consultant to advise on its safety culture. Some rail unions bristle — like BLET in particular — because the outside consultant is unfamiliar with railroads. “Hiring outside consultants...
July 3, 2023 | Headlines, Legislation, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 29, 2023) Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) on Wednesday introduced the Reliable Rail Service Act, which seeks to clarify the definition of railroads’ common carrier obligation and establish specific criteria for...
July 3, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, STB
(Source: Associated Press, June 27, 2023) A federal board has sided with one of the largest coal producers in the United States in a contract dispute with a major freight railroad, ordering BNSF Railway to transport at least 4.2 million tons of coal this year for...
