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
June 23, 2023 | News, NS, Paid Sick Leave
Nearly 95% of BLET Divisions representing locomotive engineers on Norfolk Southern ratified a new paid sick leave agreement with Norfolk Southern on June 19. The new deal provides NS engineers with five new days of paid sick leave per year and the flexibility to use...
June 23, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB, Train Length
(Source: Politico, June 22, 2023) A Norfolk Southern locomotive engineer who inspected the train before it derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, was rebuffed when he told a supervisor he was concerned about the train’s length and composition, according to new information...
June 23, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Hill, June 22, 2023) Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee issued a new request Thursday for documents from Norfolk Southern, alleging the railroad company has failed to produce documents on its derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier...
June 22, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, June 22, 2023) Some of the key decisions made in the aftermath of February’s fiery derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in eastern Ohio will be examined at a hearing Thursday. Full story: Associated Press
June 21, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Politico, June 20, 2023) Four months after a Norfolk Southern train carrying a toxic cocktail of hazardous materials derailed there, East Palestine, Ohio, is back in the news. Chemical company CEOs, union officials, railroad lobbyists and federal...
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 21, 2023 | Headlines, NS, PSR, Train Length
(Source: Television station WYFF, June 19, 2023) GREENVILLE, S.C. — If you’ve seen more trains idling, blocking intersections around the state, you’re not alone. According to reports gathered from the Federal Railroad Administration, there’s been a...
June 13, 2023 | Derailment, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Railway Age, June 12, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on June 9 announced that it has made an additional recommendation to Safety Advisory 2023-01, originally published on March 3, addressing the use and maintenance of hot bearing detectors...
