July 7, 2023 | 2-man Crews, AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, Lawsuit
(Source: Associated Press, July 7, 2023) The railroad industry has sued to block a new minimum crew-size requirement that Ohio imposed after a fiery train derailment in East Palestine in February. Full story: Associated Press
July 5, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Lawsuit, Railroad Safety
(Source: Railway Age, July 5, 2023) The Association of American Railroads filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on June 30 seeking to block the state’s two-person train crew mandate, which AAR contends doesn’t permit exceptions and is...
July 5, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS
(Source: Television station WOIO, July 5, 2023) Norfolk Southern filed a lawsuit Friday against seven companies involved in the February 3 derailment that resulted in hazardous chemicals being spilled and burned off in East Palestine. The lawsuit was filed in the...
June 21, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS
(Source: Television station WFMJ, June 20, 2023) Norfolk Southern Railroad is opposing efforts by the federal government and the State of Ohio to recoup the costs of cleaning up hazardous materials left following the derailment of one of their trains in East Palestine...
June 19, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, Lawsuit
(Source: Associated Press, June 16, 2023) The railroad industry on June 16 sued to block new environmental rules in California, arguing they would force the premature retirement of about 25,000 diesel-powered locomotives across the country long before their...
June 16, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Contract Negotiations, Headlines, Lawsuit
(Source: www.nj.com, June 15, 2023) The settlement by the national union admits no wrong doing, and BLET National President Eddie Hall criticized NJ Transit for lack of progress in negotiating a fair contract. “This is a sideshow,” he said of the settlement. “We’re...
June 5, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS
(Source: The New Republic, June 3, 2023) Five months after the disastrous Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the rail giant is looking to dismiss a mass class action lawsuit it faces. NS is seeking to shut down the case, which is in fact a...
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...
