May 8, 2023 | CPKC, Headlines, Mexico
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 5, 2023) Mexico is seeking to incorporate Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) into three projects, Business News Americas reported. After a meeting between Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, U.S. officials, and CPKC executives...
May 8, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, May 8, 2023) Progress is well under way on structural upgrades to BNSF’s 119-year-old Bridge 3.9A over Lake Pend Oreille outside Sandpoint, Idaho. The completion in November 2022 of the adjacent 4,873-foot long Bridge 3.9B allowed BNSF to divert...
May 5, 2023 | CN, Headlines, PSR, Train Length
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 4, 2023) Canadian National executives on Wednesday dissected the long-train strategy that the railway has cast aside in favor of an operating plan where sticking to schedule is gospel. Full story: Trains Magazine
May 5, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Kansas City Star, May 4, 2023) Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is proposing a new rule that would require trains traveling through the state have at least two crew members on board. The Democratic governor announced on Thursday that she has directed the Kansas...
May 5, 2023 | CSX, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS
(Source: Reuters, May 4, 2023) Norfolk Southern Railway Co and another freight carrier that were sued by CSX Transportation Inc over its push for access to a key East Coast marine terminal have asked a U.S. court to award them legal fees for defeating their...
May 5, 2023 | Headlines, Organizing, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 4, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters Joint Council 42 and Teamsters Local 396 have filed an unfair labor practice charge against Amazon for unlawfully threatening workers’ jobs and failing to...
May 5, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 4, 2023) U.S. freight rail traffic in April was down 6% from the same month in 2022, a slight improvement over the previous month, according to statistics from the Association of American Railroads. Full story: Trains...
May 5, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Television station WHTM, May 4, 2023) Three months after the Norfolk Southern train jumped the tracks and derailed the lives of hundreds, lawmakers are pushing a bill trying to make sure it never happens again. Full story: www.abc27.com
May 5, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines
(Source: Television station WKYC, May 3, 2023) To mark the three months since the toxic train derailment, Norfolk Southern provided an update Wednesday, May 3, on where the cleanup in East Palestine stands. Full story: www.msn.com
May 5, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WTAE, May 4, 2023) Three months after the East Palestine derailment, the EPA and Norfolk Southern are telling area residents their air and water are safe. But some residents said they don’t believe it. WTAE Action News Investigates...
