March 21, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WTAE, March 20, 2023) Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan Shaw on Monday appeared before Pennsylvania’s state Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee. Full story: www.wtae.com
March 20, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, Fatality, Legislation, News, NS, Railroad Safety
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 20 — With the Norfolk Southern Rail Yard in Cleveland as a backdrop and leaders of the BLET by his side, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) held a news conference Monday calling for passage of the bipartisan Railway Safety Act of 2023. The...
March 17, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, PSR, Railroad Safety
(Source: Bloomberg Law, March 16, 2023) Rail operator Norfolk Southern Corp. and its top executives are facing a securities class action in the wake of last month’s train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, alleging the company misled investors by ignoring the safety...
March 17, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: NBC News, March 16, 2023) A review of safety data by NBC News showed that from 2018 to 2022, Norfolk Southern averaged 0.88 accidents per million miles, which is slightly above the average of the country’s six other Class-I freight railroads over the same...
March 17, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Salem News, March 16, 2023) One week after testifying in front of the United States Senate committee on environment and public works, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw sat down with local media during a roundtable held at East Palestine’s Centenary United...
March 16, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB, Railroad Safety
(Source: The Hill, March 15, 2023) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is urging the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to expand its investigation into Norfolk Southern to include other major railroads to determine ways to improve rail safety in...
March 16, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, NS, Railroad Safety, UP
(Source: More Perfect Union, March 14, 2023) Facing a push in Congress for stronger rail safety rules after the disastrous train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, railroad giant Union Pacific is steering its donations to Republican lawmakers — some with oversight...
March 16, 2023 | Headlines, NS, Paid Sick Leave
(Source: Freight Waves, March 15, 2023) Norfolk Southern has secured sick leave agreements with two more unions, bringing the total number of unions with such deals with NS up to eight. The latest agreements are with the IAM and BRC. Full story: Freight...
March 16, 2023 | Fatality, Headlines, NS
(Source: www.al.com, March 15, 2023) An Alabama woman is suing Norfolk Southern over the death of her husband, who was killed on the job while working as a conductor trainee in Bessemer last year. Full story: www.al.com
March 15, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: The Hill, March 14, 2023) A conservative advocacy group called “FreedomWorks” is pushing lawmakers to oppose a bipartisan rail safety bill that was introduced following the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment. The group claims the bill would create “gross...
