April 27, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Freight Waves, April 26, 2023) Norfolk Southern officials are hoping for service improvements in the second half of 2023 following a first half marred by a number of prominent train derailments, most notably the February derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, of...
April 26, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Editorial in the Columbus Dispatch, April 23, 2023) The nation’s attention has waned, but the needs of the people impacted by the derailment persists. So has the call to strengthen regulations to prevent other tragedies as trains get bigger and longer...
April 26, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: CNN, April 26, 2023) Norfolk Southern said a February derailment that released massive amounts of toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, cost the railroad $387 million. That dragged profit lower by about a third. The Atlanta-based company reported it earned...
April 26, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 25, 2023) Five locomotives and approximately 24 cars of a Union Pacific train derailed Monday morning after a grade-crossing accident with a tractor-trailer truck, a railroad spokesman told KOAM-TV. The train’s crew as not injured, but...
April 25, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, April 24, 2023) Almost 3 months after a fiery Norfolk Southern train derailment blackened the skies, sent residents fleeing and thrust East Palestine into a national debate over rail safety, residents say they are still living in limbo....
April 24, 2023 | CPKC, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: The Saxon, April 22, 2023) Maine Department of Environmental Protection takes Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) to task for cleanup work following freight train derailment and fire occurred last week. Full story: The Saxon
April 24, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, PSR
(Source: CNBC, April 20, 2023) Washington lawmakers are scrutinizing the freight rail industry as a string of derailments unfold in 2023. Others within the industry say accidents have become more difficult to avoid as railroad companies pursue more demanding business...
April 24, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: WFAA, April 17, 2023) A train collision in Wise County injured an engineer and a conductor on Sunday night, according to officials. In a statement to WFAA, officials with Union Pacific said that at around 7 p.m. a southbound Union Pacific train hit an...
April 20, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Freight Waves, April 19, 2023) BNSF is conducting further testing on a piece of fractured rail involved in the March 30 derailment of one of its trains in Raymond, Minnesota. The derailment, which occurred approximately 106 miles northwest of Minneapolis,...
April 13, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Television station WBRC, April 12, 2023) Lawmakers are sharing their concerns and what could be done to address the frequent problems that trains are creating in Central Alabama. Tuesday night, a rail car caught fire while parked on the tracks. Frequently,...
