May 10, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 9, 2023) Amtrak service between Seattle and Portland has been canceled through at least Wednesday after a landslide between Vancouver, Wash, and Kelso, Wash., on Monday. Full story: Trains Magazine
May 10, 2023 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 9, 2023) Union Pacific is in the final stage of modifying the paint scheme of its locomotive fleet. Full story: Trains Magazine
May 10, 2023 | BNSF, FRA, Headlines, Lawsuit
(Source: Associated Press, May 9, 2023) A former BNSF worker who was named one of the railroad’s employees of the year in 2021 for her work in supporting LGBTQ+ workers is now suing the railroad where she worked for 30 years, saying that after being promoted regularly...
May 10, 2023 | DOT, FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Erie News Now, May 9, 2023) DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the EPA is holding Norfolk Southern accountable for the cleanup, and the DOT is also keeping a close watch on it, too. Full story: Erie News Now
May 9, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave, PSR
(Source: Associated Press, May 8, 2023) Tens of thousands of engineers remain frustrated with the lack of paid sick time and the demands railroads like BNSF are making in negotiations despite the deals that have been made this year for most of the other rail unions....
May 9, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Press release from the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, May 8, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, said today that the...
May 9, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Reuters, May 8, 2023) The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday will vote on sweeping bipartisan rail safety legislation prompted by a Norfolk Southern-operated train derailment on Feb. 3 in Ohio. Full story: Yahoo Finance
May 9, 2023 | CPKC, Headlines, Mexico, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine analysis by Bill Stephens, May 8, 2023) Union Pacific’s decision to challenge the Surface Transportation Board’s approval of the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger is likely a last-ditch attempt to protect its cross-border traffic...
May 9, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB
(Source: Montana Free Press, May 5, 2023) Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC) has gone to the U.S. Surface Transportation Board, the independent federal agency charged with overseeing the nation’s railroads, demanding an “emergency service” order — essentially...
May 9, 2023 | CN, CPKC, Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 8, 2023) CN is taking issue with the amount of data reporting that Canadian Pacific Kansas City wants to submit to the Surface Transportation Board as part of the board’s post-merger oversight. Full story: Progressive...
