May 12, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, Headlines, PSR, TTD
(Source: Written statement of TTD President Greg Regan at a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Railroads, May 11, 2023) “On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), and our 37 affiliated unions, I thank Chairman Nehls and Ranking Member...
May 12, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Freight Waves, May 11, 2023) The future of a railway safety bill created in response to the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, is uncertain even though it passed a Senate committee, paving the way for a vote on the Senate...
May 12, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Reuters, May 11, 2023) The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Thursday it is investigating the derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train near New Castle, Pennsylvania, the latest incident involving the railroad. Full story:...
May 12, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Common Dreams, May 11, 2023) U.S. Sen. John Fetterman on Thursday demanded accountability for Norfolk Southern and other railroad companies following Wednesday night’s freight train derailment in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. “It’s the same...
May 12, 2023 | CP-KCS Merger, CPKC, Headlines
(Source: Star Tribune, May 10, 2023) A recently completed merger between two of the country’s top-tier rail lines will send more trains along the upper Mississippi River — and in some areas, thousands more carloads of hazardous materials. Full story: Star...
May 12, 2023 | CP-KCS Merger, CPKC, Headlines, Lawsuit, STB
(Source: Television station WLS, May 11, 2023) Northwest suburban Chicago is beginning to see the impact of the recent $30 billion-plus railway merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern. A coalition of suburban Chicago communities has filed a safety appeal...
May 12, 2023 | CSX, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Television station WREG, May 11, 2023) MASON, Tenn. — A CSX train derailed near the intersection of Liles Road and Old L&N Road in Mason, Tennessee on Thursday. According to Tipton County Sheriff’s Department, around 4:20 a.m., a CSX train derailed while...
May 12, 2023 | CPKC, Headlines, Mexico
(Source: Freight Waves, May 11, 2023) This latest offering, which CPKC says will be “the first truck-competitive, single-line rail service option between the Midwest and Mexico,” comes as competing Class I railroads aim to bolster their own transcontinental offerings....
May 11, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Contract Negotiations, Headlines
(Source: KYW News Radio, May 10, 2023) Regional Rail engineers say SEPTA has little incentive to hire more engineers because, for years, managers have been earning stipends by filling the shifts of engineers who have left for other jobs. That’s why members of the...
May 11, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Contract Negotiations, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, May 10, 2023) BLET locomotive engineers took action on May 10 to express their anger and frustration at NJ Transit’s foot-dragging in contract negotiations as well as the agency’s plans to spend significant money to lease new, upscale office...
