July 31, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Herald-Star, July 31, 2023) Members of the Unity Council for the East Palestine Train Derailment took their concerns to Capitol Hill on Thursday, sharing their stories with lawmakers and demanding action by taking action. Full story:...
July 28, 2023 | Fatality, News, NS
A memorial plaque honoring the late Lou Shuster, former president of BLET Division 607, was dedicated in a ceremony on July 26 at Norfolk Southern’s Rockport Yard in Cleveland, Ohio. Brother Lou, 46, was killed in an accident while working as a conductor for NS at a...
July 28, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Associated Press, July 27, 2023) The costs associated with Norfolk Southern’s fiery February derailment in Ohio have more than doubled to $803 million as the railroad works to clean up the mess and moves forward with all the related lawsuits. The additional...
July 18, 2023 | CSX, Derailment, Headlines, NS
(Source: CNN, July 17, 2023) Emergency crews are investigating a CSX train derailment on Norfolk Southern tracks in southeast Pennsylvania near Philadelphia. About 16 of the train’s 40 cars derailed around 4:50 a.m. Full story: CNN
July 6, 2023 | FRA, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: Trains Magazine, July 6, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration is demanding immediate changes to Norfolk Southern’s conductor trainee program, citing “grave deficiencies” that have been marked by incidents resulting in “amputations and other serious...
July 6, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, July 5, 2023) Norfolk Southern says the owner of the rail car that caused the fiery Ohio derailment in February failed to properly maintain it in the years before the crash, and the railroad wants to make sure that company and the owners of...
July 5, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Morning Journal, July 4, 2023) Monday, July 3, marked five months since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, and while some in the village are satisfied with both the cleanup efforts and the railroad’s attempts to make amends, others remain...
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...
July 3, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, June 29, 2023) Norfolk Southern has hired an outside consultant to advise on its safety culture. Some rail unions bristle — like BLET in particular — because the outside consultant is unfamiliar with railroads. “Hiring outside consultants...
July 3, 2023 | Headlines, NS, Supreme Court
(Source: Common Dreams, June 27, 2023) Opponents of unmitigated corporate power celebrated Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Norfolk Southern’s attempt to limit where companies can be sued. Full story: Common Dreams
