April 13, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Television station WBRC, April 12, 2023) Lawmakers are sharing their concerns and what could be done to address the frequent problems that trains are creating in Central Alabama. Tuesday night, a rail car caught fire while parked on the tracks. Frequently,...
April 11, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Yahoo News, April 10, 2023) Two months after the East Palestine disaster, amid mounting distrust and as lawsuits pile up against Norfolk Southern, the railroad giant maintains an outsized role in monitoring for contamination in and around East Palestine....
April 11, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Yahoo News, April 10, 2023) The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the commercial vehicle was hauling 40,000 pounds of contaminated soil along Route 165, near Waterford Road, when it crashed and overturned, according to the report. Nearly half of its contents...
April 11, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, NS
(Source: 1819 News, April 10, 2023) Another Norfolk Southern train derailed in Jasper on Saturday night, marking the third time one of its trains has gone off the rails in Alabama since January. It also trapped crew members inside the engine room, requiring assistance...
April 10, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 7, 2023) All the positive freight railroad safety statistics in the world — like more than 99.9% of hazardous materials shipments arriving without incident — can’t overcome that image of a towering column of black smoke rising from East...
April 10, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS
(Source: The Canton Repository, April 7, 2023) A federal judge has consolidated 31 federal lawsuits filed against Norfolk Southern over the fiery train derailment in East Palestine two months ago. Judge Benita Y. Pearson of the U.S. District Court’s Northern...
April 10, 2023 | CEO Pay, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: CNN, April 6, 2023) Part of the deal with being the boss is you get paid top dollar in exchange for taking on the most risk. In theory, at least. But the pandemic era has, in many cases, flipped that idea on its head. Recent filings illustrate the way CEOs...
April 10, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 7, 2023) Norfolk Southern’s hometown newspaper, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, profiles CEO Alan Shaw but BLET President Eddie Hall gets the last word: “We still have engineers and conductors forced to choose...
April 10, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, NS
(Source: CBS News, April 9, 2023) Pittsburgh police said a Norfolk Southern train derailed by the Brunot Island Trail Saturday morning. It marked the railroad’s fourth derailment and the fifth incident in a little more than two months, which included the...
April 6, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: People’s World, April 4, 2023) Unions, safety specialists, and—now—the residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have contended that corporate greed drove Norfolk Southern Railway to cut corners on safety inspections and prevention, thus leading to the disastrous...
