May 22, 2023 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, Railroad Safety, Train Length, TTD
(Source: Press release from the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, May 19, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 30 U.S. transportation labor union leaders gathered at a legislative summit to set key policy goals that will improve the safety and well-being of the...
May 22, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Editorial in the Baltimore Sun, May 18, 2023) So far, there’s been a deafening silence coming out of the House where legislation to the Senate bill has been introduced. More than three months after the disaster, the House Committee on Transportation and...
May 22, 2023 | 2-man Crews, CSX, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Reuters, May 17, 2023) CSX CEO Hinrichs said the railroad industry does not want two-person crews written into rail safety legislation because technology could evolve to improve safety to the point where one person would be equally safe. Full story:...
May 17, 2023 | News, Railroad Safety, SLB Elections
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 17 — Members of the BLET’s National Association of State Legislative Board Chairmen (NASLBC) opened their 48th annual meeting here earlier today, welcoming speeches from the BLET National Division Executive Committee and the BLET Auxiliary. The...
May 15, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, Headlines, Railroad Safety, Train Length
(Source: Freight Waves, May 12, 2023) Longer trains, employee morale and the role of technology in freight rail operations came under at times withering scrutiny at a U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing. During his testimony, AFL-CIO TTD...
May 15, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: KOMO News, May 14, 2023) On Wednesday, Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell from Washington state led an executive session on the proposed Railway Safety Act of 2023. The bill was introduced by Senators Sherrod Brown and J.D. Vance of Ohio after a major Norfolk...
May 15, 2023 | Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Click2Houston, May 15, 2023) Houston-area leaders, including Mayor Sylvester Turner are calling on Congress to urge action on the passage of the Rail Safety Act of 2023. The call to action comes after residents have complained about trains blocking access on...
May 15, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Congressional Hearing, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Editorial in the Marietta Times, May 13, 2023) MARIETTA, Ohio — Perhaps Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has been urged to seize a political opportunity by using trigger words such as “Biden administration,” “coal” and fossil fuels “that the radical green movement...
May 12, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Freight Waves, May 11, 2023) The future of a railway safety bill created in response to the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, is uncertain even though it passed a Senate committee, paving the way for a vote on the Senate...
May 11, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Congressional Hearing, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Associated Press, May 11, 2023) A Senate committee on Wednesday approved a rail-safety bill introduced after the derailment of a freight train in East Palestine, Ohio, but its fate remains uncertain due to significant Republican opposition. The bill would...
