March 23, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Congressional Hearing, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Associated Press, March 22, 2023) A bipartisan consensus that Congress should act to toughen regulations on railroads emerged Wednesday as senators heard fresh testimony on the fiery hazardous train derailment last month on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. Full...
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 | EPA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 17, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a safety bulletin asking railroads to review with employees the dangers of pushing and shoving moves at highway grade crossings. Full story: Trains Magazine
March 21, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Freight Waves, March 17, 2023) Two congressional representatives from Ohio have introduced their own rail safety bill that excludes a train crew size requirement. The bill, Reducing Accidents in Locomotives Act, or RAIL Act, calls for the promulgation of new...
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 | CP-KCS Merger, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, PSR, Railroad Safety, STB
(Source: The New Republic, March 15, 2023) While workers and regulators aim to get a hold on a runaway industry driven by a practice known as precision scheduled railroading, or PSR, that has cut jobs and made trains bigger and bigger — thus making the whole industry...
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 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 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...
