May 26, 2023 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, Lawsuit, Mexico, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 25, 2023) Union Pacific is suing the Surface Transportation Board because the agency’s approval of the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger didn’t fully protect cross-border competition at the Laredo, Texas, gateway or address the...
May 22, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS, PSR
(Source; Reuters, May 16, 2023) Norfolk Southern Corp. was sued on May 16 by bondholders who said they lost hundreds of millions of dollars because the railroad concealed safety risks prior to the February derailment in Ohio of a train carrying hazardous chemicals....
May 12, 2023 | CP-KCS Merger, CPKC, Headlines, Lawsuit, STB
(Source: Television station WLS, May 11, 2023) Northwest suburban Chicago is beginning to see the impact of the recent $30 billion-plus railway merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern. A coalition of suburban Chicago communities has filed a safety appeal...
May 10, 2023 | BNSF, FRA, Headlines, Lawsuit
(Source: Associated Press, May 9, 2023) A former BNSF worker who was named one of the railroad’s employees of the year in 2021 for her work in supporting LGBTQ+ workers is now suing the railroad where she worked for 30 years, saying that after being promoted regularly...
May 8, 2023 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, Lawsuit, STB, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, May 5, 2023) Union Pacific is asking a federal court of appeals to review the decision by the Surface Transportation Board to approve the merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern. UP had expressed concerns during STB hearings on...
May 5, 2023 | CSX, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS
(Source: Reuters, May 4, 2023) Norfolk Southern Railway Co and another freight carrier that were sued by CSX Transportation Inc over its push for access to a key East Coast marine terminal have asked a U.S. court to award them legal fees for defeating their...
April 28, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS
(Source: Reuters, April 27, 2023) An Ohio prisoner has sued Norfolk Southern over his alleged exposure to chemicals following the February derailment of a company-operated freight train that caused toxic substances to spill and catch fire in East Palestine, Ohio. Full...
April 10, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS
(Source: The Canton Repository, April 7, 2023) A federal judge has consolidated 31 federal lawsuits filed against Norfolk Southern over the fiery train derailment in East Palestine two months ago. Judge Benita Y. Pearson of the U.S. District Court’s Northern...
April 3, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS
(Source: Associated Press, March 31, 2023) The federal government filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern over environmental damage caused by a train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that spilled hazardous chemicals into nearby creeks and...
March 29, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines, Lawsuit, Oil Train
(Source: Seattle Times, March 27, 2023) BNSF intentionally violated the terms of an easement agreement with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community when the railway company ran 100-car trains carrying crude oil over the reservation, a federal judge ruled Monday. The...
