March 2, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, March 1, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration has put out a safety advisory urging the railroads to look at their policies and procedures for using and maintaining hot bearing wayside detectors, also known as hot box detectors. Full story:...
March 2, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Freight Waves, February 27, 2023) The Biden administration recently announced a slew of actions it plans to take aimed at improving rail safety in the wake of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Full story: Freight...
March 1, 2023 | 2-man Crews, DOT, East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, February 21, 2023) Among the immediate calls for action: Freight rail industry should accelerate phase-in of safer tank cars and provide workers paid sick leave, and Congress can raise existing caps on the...
March 1, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, February 28, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration today encouraged railroads to improve the way they collect and use data from wayside hotbox detectors in order to prevent catastrophic derailments like the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern...
March 1, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines
(Source: New York Focus, February 28, 2023) In the wake of the recent train derailment and toxic chemical release in East Palestine, Ohio, Governor Kathy Hochul called on the federal government to enact stricter regulations on hazmat trains and said that safety is her...
February 16, 2023 | Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 15, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration yesterday announced an additional $2.2 billion in funding is being made available for the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program. Full story:...
February 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Yahoo News, February 15, 2023) Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is calling on Congress to re-examine some federal railroad regulations, after the derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials in his state triggered an explosion that sent toxic chemicals into the...
February 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Coal Valley News, February 15, 2023) The derailment of a Norfolk Southern train at East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3 has some people wondering if railroads’ cutbacks in personnel and push toward efficiency has come at the expense of safety of rail workers and...
February 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: USA Today, January 15, 2023) Had industry lobbying interests not prevailed on the 2015 ECP brake rule, the Norfolk Southern Railway train involved in the Feb. 3 derailment may have been equipped with the better braking system, shown in studies to reduce the...
February 14, 2023 | FRA, Headlines, TTD
(Source: Trains Magazine, February 10, 2023) The Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO is calling on the Federal Railroad Administration to require Class I railroads to participate in the Confidential Close Call Reporting System, a currently voluntary method...
