March 15, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: The Hill, March 14, 2023) A conservative advocacy group called “FreedomWorks” is pushing lawmakers to oppose a bipartisan rail safety bill that was introduced following the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment. The group claims the bill would create “gross...
March 15, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 14, 2023) President Joe Biden’s proposed fiscal-year 2024 budget released last week calls for over $1 billion in rail safety improvements, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Meanwhile, the U.S. Conference...
March 10, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Politico, March 9, 2023) President Joe Biden’s effort to toughen railroad safety regulations is setting up a collision with an industry used to getting its way in Washington. Full story: Politico
March 9, 2023 | Headlines, Legislation, War on Workers
(Source: Detroit News, March 8, 2023) The Democratic-led Michigan House approved a package of bills Wednesday repealing the state’s decade-old right-to-work law and restoring prevailing wage requirements for government contracts, reversing two key policies...
March 9, 2023 | Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(The Lever, March 9, 2023) In 2004, a registered lobbyist for a railroad corporation got himself elected to the U.S. Senate, and then he promptly helped his former client become eligible for billions in cheap federal loans in the wake of the company’s hazmat train...
March 7, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: The Hill, March 6, 2023) Ohio Sens. J.D. Vance (R) and Sherrod Brown (D) unveiled a rail safety proposal last week that has already won over the White House and top Democrats. But winning support from Republicans is proving to be harder as some question if it...
March 7, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety, UP
(Source: Television station KLKN, March 6, 2023) Legislative Bill 31 was presented by Sen. Mike Jacobson. It seeks to address safety concerns by requiring all crews to have a minimum of two people. One thing that routinely came up during testimony on the bill is PSR....
March 6, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: DC Velocity, March 3, 2023) Railroad union members are backing a bipartisan bill in Congress that would require more stringent rail safety standards in the aftermath of a 50-car train wreck in February that spilled toxic chemicals around the town of East...
March 3, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, Legislation, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 3 — A bipartisan bill introduced on March 1 by three Republican and three Democratic senators is designed to toughen safety standards on America’s railroads. “Right now our nation’s railroads largely self-regulate,” said Brotherhood of...
March 3, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Legislation, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 3 — The New Mexico House of Representatives passed a two-person crew railroad safety bill earlier this month, thanks in part to cooperative efforts from the BLET’s New Mexico State Legislative Board and the New Mexico Federation of Labor,...
