May 23, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines, PSR
(Source: Television station KSTP, May 15, 2023) The section of track in Minnesota where a train carrying ethanol derailed earlier this spring had a history of defects that led to employee complaints, million-dollar lawsuits, and federal safety violations, according to...
May 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Reuters, May 12, 2023) A Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed near New Castle, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday night received an alarm several miles before the incident, according to preliminary findings released Friday by the National Transportation...
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 | 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 11, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WOIO, May 10, 2023) A Norfolk Southern train derailed late Wednesday in New Castle, Pennsylvania, 20 miles from East Palestine. The Lawrence County Department of Public Safety said that there is no threat to the public or hazardous material...
May 3, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, May 2, 2023) Railroad tracks damaged after a BNSF Railway freight train derailed in southwestern Wisconsin have been repaired and returned to service, rail and government officials say. Two cars went into the Mississippi River after the...
May 3, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 2, 2023) As cleanup from last week’s BNSF derailment near De Soto, Wis., continues, the La Crosse County landfill is processing some 2.5 million pounds of debris from the incident. Full story: Trains Magazine
May 2, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, PSR, Railroad Safety
(Source: The Hill opinion column by Tara D. Sonenshine, May 2, 2023) For the sake of commerce, tourism and safe travel, America must get its railroads performing at a high level of quality and safety. We made a huge investment in this industry long ago. Let’s protect...
May 1, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: CBS Minnesota, April 30, 2023) Work is still underway to clean up the mess from a train derailment last week in southwest Wisconsin. U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, who represents that area of Wisconsin, says he was in talks with the rail company before the...
