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 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NTSB, Railroad Safety
(Source: Associated Press, June 21, 2023) The Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration proposed a new rule Wednesday that would require all railroads to immediately send the details of everything aboard their trains to every emergency responder within...
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 19, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, June 16, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board Friday released the list of organizations providing witnesses for the two-day investigative hearing in East Palestine, Ohio, next...
June 19, 2023 | BNSF, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB, Remote Control
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 16, 2023) Slack action was the probable cause of the Feb. 9, 2022, death of a BNSF Railway remote control operator helper who fell from the front platform of his locomotive in Denver, the National Transportation Safety Board said today....
June 16, 2023 | Headlines, Legislation, NTSB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 15, 2023) U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) on June 12 introduced a bill that would increase federal funding to enable the National Transportation Safety Board to add 15 railroad, pipeline and hazardous materials...
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...
May 26, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, May 24, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold an investigative hearing open to the public in East Palestine, Ohio, on June 22-23. During the hearing, the NTSB...
May 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Reuters, May 12, 2023) A Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed near New Castle, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday night received an alarm several miles before the incident, according to preliminary findings released Friday by the National Transportation...
May 12, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Reuters, May 11, 2023) The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Thursday it is investigating the derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train near New Castle, Pennsylvania, the latest incident involving the railroad. Full story:...
