June 16, 2023 | Headlines, Legislation, NTSB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 15, 2023) U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) on June 12 introduced a bill that would increase federal funding to enable the National Transportation Safety Board to add 15 railroad, pipeline and hazardous materials...
June 13, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Morning Journal, June 13, 2023) U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) took time out of his tour of RBS Manufacturing in East Palestine on Monday to discuss the current status of the Railway Safety Act of 2023 — the bipartisan bill introduced by Brown and his...
June 12, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Spotlight PA, June 12, 2023) In the wake of a hazardous train derailment less than a mile from the Ohio border, Pennsylvania lawmakers are advancing legislation that supporters say would improve safety standards and increase corporate accountability. But the...
June 12, 2023 | Canada, CN, CPKC, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Canadian Press, June 11, 2023) Set to come into effect with Ottawa’s federal budget bill, an obscure law has Canada’s two main railways fighting back over concerns about expenses and congestion, with the drama playing out in social media posts and...
June 7, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: PennLive, June 5, 2023) Four months after the train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio – less than a mile from the Pennsylvania border – the Pa. House on Monday voted in favor of final passage of a bill creating new state-level rail regulations. Full story:...
June 1, 2023 | Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Times Observer, June 1, 2023) Pennsylvania’s House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee gave 19-2 approval to House Bill 1028. It would authorize the state to maintain a tighter grip on the way trains operate. But while East Palestine...
May 31, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety, Train Length
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 30, 2023) Following a nationwide legislative trend in the wake of February’s derailment and toxic-chemical release in East Palestine, Ohio, the New York state Senate has passed a series of bills seeking to regulate the way railroads...
May 31, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Progressive Farmer, May 29, 2023) While the Bipartisan Rail Safety Act has yet to be made into law, some states are enacting their own safety laws, one of them being the two-person crew requirement that unions fought for, but did not get, in the recent 2023...
May 25, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Legislation, News, Railroad Safety
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Minnesota is known for these numbers — 10,000 lakes and two-person crews. In a victory for railroad safety, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a two-person crew bill into law on May 24. The requirement was included in HF 2887, the Transportation...
May 23, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Press release from the ranking members of the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, May 22, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ranking Member ...
