June 9, 2023 | Derailment, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 9, 2023) In the wake of a May 10 Norfolk Southern derailment in Pennsylvania, the Federal Railroad Administration today issued a safety advisory recommending that railroads implement safeguards to ensure that hot bearing detectors...
June 7, 2023 | Headlines, NS, Paid Sick Leave
(Source: Associated Press, June 5, 2023) Norfolk Southern became the first major North American freight railroad with deals to provide paid sick time to all of its workers Monday, but the other railroads are making progress, with nearly 65% of all rail workers...
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...
June 5, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: Roanoke Times, June 4, 2023) Norfolk Southern Corp. hired an outside consultant for guidance on safety, declaring in a statement signed by its CEO and by union officials that the railroad “can do better.” Full story: Roanoke...
June 5, 2023 | CEO Pay, Headlines, NS
(Source: Market Beat, June 4, 2023) Norfolk Southern Co. CEO Alan H. Shaw sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 1. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.55, for a total transaction of $419,100.00. Following the...
June 2, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 1, 2023) The 164th car of a Norfolk Southern train triggered a critical hot box detector alert before a May wreck in Pennsylvania, but the train continued on its journey for 15.34 miles before derailing because neither the crew nor the...
June 2, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Freight Waves, June 1, 2023) “I’m taking it personal. We’re going to be the gold standard in safety in the rail industry,” Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw said at the North American Rail Shippers annual conference in Chicago last week. Full story: Freight...
May 31, 2023 | News, NS, Paid Sick Leave
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, May 31 — “No concessions and no punitive attendance policy.” That was the clear message delivered to BLET’s Norfolk Southern members over conference calls and Zoom meetings set up to explain the breakthrough tentative agreement announced on May 18....
May 31, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WOIO, May 29, 2023) EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — It’s been almost four months since the catastrophic Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine but people are still getting sick and they’re still begging for answers. Linda and Russell...
May 26, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Unions
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, May 23, 2023) ATLNTA — Norfolk Southern Corporation President and CEO Alan H. Shaw and leaders of 12 Norfolk Southern labor unions sent a joint letter Tuesday underscoring their shared goal of partnering together to drive...
