March 23, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Congressional Hearing, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Associated Press, March 22, 2023) A bipartisan consensus that Congress should act to toughen regulations on railroads emerged Wednesday as senators heard fresh testimony on the fiery hazardous train derailment last month on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. Full...
March 23, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, March 21, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board examined and tested pressure relief devices removed from the five vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) tank cars...
March 22, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Paid Sick Leave, PSR
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, March 21, 2023) At an investor’s conference last December, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw made a somewhat surprising announcement for the rail industry: The company would look beyond short-term profits to rebuild service and invest in...
March 22, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: CNN, March 22, 2023) Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw returns to Capitol Hill Wednesday facing pressure to support rail safety legislation proposed in the wake of his railroad’s massive toxic spill from a February 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. NS has...
March 21, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Freight Waves, March 18, 2023) A law firm specializing in stockholder rights is filing a class-action lawsuit against Norfolk Southern for pursuing precision scheduled railroading (PSR) and making operational adjustments such as longer trains and headcount...
March 21, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: Television station WEWS, March 20, 2023) One thing the Railway Safety Act of 2023 does is mandate at least two-person train crews. That’s something the East Palestine train had on Feb. 3; if they didn’t, the BLET’s John Esterly says, the...
March 21, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Penn-Live, March 20, 2023) Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan Shaw’s appearance before a state Senate committee on Monday focused heavily on the decision to purposely burn the leaking chemicals, which sent a plume of ash and smoke into Pennsylvania. One...
March 21, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WTAE, March 20, 2023) Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan Shaw on Monday appeared before Pennsylvania’s state Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee. Full story: www.wtae.com
March 21, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Freight Waves, March 17, 2023) Two congressional representatives from Ohio have introduced their own rail safety bill that excludes a train crew size requirement. The bill, Reducing Accidents in Locomotives Act, or RAIL Act, calls for the promulgation of new...
March 20, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, Fatality, Legislation, News, NS, Railroad Safety, Top News
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 20 — With the Norfolk Southern Rail Yard in Cleveland as a backdrop and leaders of the BLET by his side, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) held a news conference Monday calling for passage of the bipartisan Railway Safety Act of 2023. The...
