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Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take BNSF to court
(Source: Associated Press, April 7, 2024) Almost 25 years after federal authorities responding to news reports of deaths and illnesses descended on Libby, Montana, a town of about 3,000 people near the U.S.-Canada border, some asbestos victims and their family members...
AAR reports rail traffic for March and the week ending March 30, 2024
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, April 3, 2024) The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 30, 2024, as well as volumes for March 2024. U.S. railroads originated 866,865 carloads in...
New train crew rule tests industry’s clout
(Source: CNBC, April 2, 2024) One year after the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment created an environmental disaster, the Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled new regulations intended to shore up freight rail safety. A new rule finalized by the Federal...
U.S. finalizes rule requiring two-person crews on freight trains
(Source: New York Times, April 2, 2024) The Biden administration announced on Tuesday that it had finalized a new rule that will require the nation’s largest freight railroads to maintain their current staffing of two crew members per train, settling a contentious...
TCRC calls for strike authorization vote by CN, CPKC train crews
(Source: Trains.com, April 2, 2024) The union representing Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City engineers and conductors in Canada has authorized a strike vote as labor and management remain far apart on new contracts. Leaders of the Teamsters Canada...
OIG: FRA lacks needed oversight of fatigue management
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 1, 2024) The U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently found that the Federal Railroad Administration needs to improve its oversight of procedures related to railroad hours of service...
EPA didn’t declare a public health emergency after East Palestine derailment
(Source: Associated Press, April 3, 2024) The aftermath of last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio doesn’t qualify as a public health emergency because widespread health problems and ongoing chemical exposures haven’t been documented, federal officials...
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Daily Headlines
Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take BNSF to court
(Source: Associated Press, April 7, 2024) Almost 25 years after federal authorities responding to news reports of deaths and illnesses descended on Libby, Montana, a town of about 3,000 people near the U.S.-Canada border, some asbestos victims and their family members...
AAR reports rail traffic for March and the week ending March 30, 2024
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, April 3, 2024) The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 30, 2024, as well as volumes for March 2024. U.S. railroads originated 866,865 carloads in...
New train crew rule tests industry’s clout
(Source: CNBC, April 2, 2024) One year after the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment created an environmental disaster, the Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled new regulations intended to shore up freight rail safety. A new rule finalized by the Federal...
U.S. finalizes rule requiring two-person crews on freight trains
(Source: New York Times, April 2, 2024) The Biden administration announced on Tuesday that it had finalized a new rule that will require the nation’s largest freight railroads to maintain their current staffing of two crew members per train, settling a contentious...
TCRC calls for strike authorization vote by CN, CPKC train crews
(Source: Trains.com, April 2, 2024) The union representing Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City engineers and conductors in Canada has authorized a strike vote as labor and management remain far apart on new contracts. Leaders of the Teamsters Canada...
OIG: FRA lacks needed oversight of fatigue management
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 1, 2024) The U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently found that the Federal Railroad Administration needs to improve its oversight of procedures related to railroad hours of service...
EPA didn’t declare a public health emergency after East Palestine derailment
(Source: Associated Press, April 3, 2024) The aftermath of last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio doesn’t qualify as a public health emergency because widespread health problems and ongoing chemical exposures haven’t been documented, federal officials...
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