April 6, 2023 | CSX, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Greenville News, April 1, 2023) According to a call to police from a CSX conductor, a suspect described as an “armed gunman” was seen standing on the tracks near the train. It appears to the caller that this was an attempt to get the train to stop and...
April 6, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: MPR News, April 5, 2023) Trains are running again through Raymond after a derailment caused an evacuation of the community last week. Meanwhile, the National Transportation Safety Board still has a crew on the scene as it investigates the cause of the...
April 5, 2023 | Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, April 4, 2023) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Today, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the Teamsters Human Rights and Diversity Commission, Teamsters Local 667, and the Teamsters Solid Waste and Recycling...
April 5, 2023 | CSX, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave, SMART-TD
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 3, 2023) CSX Transportation has reached a tentative agreement with the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Transportation Division B&O union to provide trainmen and conductors with paid sick leave benefits. Pending...
April 5, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Freight Waves, April 4, 2023) Lawmakers from Pennsylvania and Ohio have introduced another rail safety bill in Congress that addresses rail car inspections and maintenance and calls for the Federal Railroad Administration to examine the causes of and...
April 5, 2023 | FRA, Headlines, NTSB, Railroad Safety
(Source: Freight Waves, April 3, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration is going ahead with a proposed rule that would ensure that the train crews involved in transporting hazardous materials have access to protective equipment should they need to respond to an...
April 5, 2023 | FRA, Headlines, NTSB, Railroad Safety
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 3, 2023) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy commended a newly proposed rule that would provide emergency escape breathing equipment for crew members on freight trains carrying hazardous materials....
April 5, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Progressive Farmer, April 3, 2023) The Rail Safety Act of 2023 was introduced in the Senate on March 1, 2023. Since that date, there was a hearing to discuss the act, but, so far, it has not moved forward in the Senate. According to The Hill, the Senate...
April 5, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, April 3, 2023) Crews could face a difficult cleanup task after a 25-car train derailment spilled powdered clay and cases of beer beside a scenic western Montana river, leaving some cars off the tracks in a narrow, century-old tunnel with...
April 5, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: West Central Tribune, April 3, 2023) Just over two weeks before Thursday’s fiery derailment of 22 BNSF Railway rail cars in Raymond, firefighters from the community participated in a training on how to respond to incidents just like this one. Full story: West...
