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...
May 1, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 1, 2023) Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said high water and flooding may have been a factor in last week’s derailment of a BNSF derailment near De Soto, Wis., although investigation is continuing. That incident sent some cars into the...
May 1, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Times Leader, May 1, 2023) When the Environmental Protection Agency opened the floor to questions at the conclusion of Thursday’s air monitoring informational session at The Way Station in East Palestine, residents were ready. The EPA was not. Full story:...
May 1, 2023 | CPKC, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, April 29, 2023) Maine environmental regulators have asked a railroad cleaning up a freight train derailment site to repair forest management roads and culverts damaged by heavy equipment and that led to the discharge of sediment into area...
April 28, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Lacrosse Tribune, April 27, 2023) Four BNSF railroad crew members were transported to a nearby hospital for medical examinations after a southbound freight train derailed in southwestern Wisconsin, sending some rail cars into the Mississippi River. Full...
