March 28, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, SMART-TD
(Source: Associated Press, March 23, 2023) Norfolk Southern is backing away from its push to reduce its train crews down to one person, the company said Thursday in a joint announcement with the nation’s largest rail union. Full story: Associated...
March 28, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, UP
(Source: Associated Press, March 26, 2023) Union Pacific has become the second major freight railroad in the past week to back away from the industry’s longstanding push to cut train crews down to one person as lawmakers and regulators increasingly focus on rail...
March 23, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, March 21, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board examined and tested pressure relief devices removed from the five vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) tank cars...
March 23, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, March 21, 2023) A Norfolk Southern train that derailed in Alabama earlier this month lacked required alignment control couplers for two of its locomotives and a company inspection did not identify their absence, federal investigators said...
March 22, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Paid Sick Leave, PSR
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, March 21, 2023) At an investor’s conference last December, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw made a somewhat surprising announcement for the rail industry: The company would look beyond short-term profits to rebuild service and invest in...
March 22, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: CNN, March 22, 2023) Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw returns to Capitol Hill Wednesday facing pressure to support rail safety legislation proposed in the wake of his railroad’s massive toxic spill from a February 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. NS has...
March 22, 2023 | Derailment, Fatality, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Freight Waves, March 21, 2023) The National Transportation Safety Board released two preliminary reports Monday that describe the events surrounding two separate incidents involving Norfolk Southern trains. The first incident occurred on March 9 in Alabama....
March 21, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Freight Waves, March 18, 2023) A law firm specializing in stockholder rights is filing a class-action lawsuit against Norfolk Southern for pursuing precision scheduled railroading (PSR) and making operational adjustments such as longer trains and headcount...
March 21, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: Television station WEWS, March 20, 2023) One thing the Railway Safety Act of 2023 does is mandate at least two-person train crews. That’s something the East Palestine train had on Feb. 3; if they didn’t, the BLET’s John Esterly says, the...
March 21, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Penn-Live, March 20, 2023) Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan Shaw’s appearance before a state Senate committee on Monday focused heavily on the decision to purposely burn the leaking chemicals, which sent a plume of ash and smoke into Pennsylvania. One...
