April 6, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, News, Railroad Safety
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 6 — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the state’s $13.5 billion transportation budget into law on Friday, March 31. The bill includes a mandate for two-person train crews and other important rail safety measures in response to Norfolk...
April 5, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Freight Waves, April 4, 2023) Lawmakers from Pennsylvania and Ohio have introduced another rail safety bill in Congress that addresses rail car inspections and maintenance and calls for the Federal Railroad Administration to examine the causes of and...
April 5, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Progressive Farmer, April 3, 2023) The Rail Safety Act of 2023 was introduced in the Senate on March 1, 2023. Since that date, there was a hearing to discuss the act, but, so far, it has not moved forward in the Senate. According to The Hill, the Senate...
April 3, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Remote Control, UP
(Source: NBC News, April 1, 2023) Congress is pushing to mandate a specific crew size on trains following a series of dangerous incidents. But the legislation leaves out a type of train that regularly carries hazardous chemicals in major metropolitan areas with no...
March 31, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Associated Press, March 29, 2023) Rail safety measures proposed after the February train derailment and toxic chemical burn in East Palestine are closer to becoming law in Ohio, as part of a nearly $13.5 billion transportation budget that cleared the...
March 31, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Politico, March 30, 2023) Ohio’s House delegation Thursday signaled that they’re optimistic that they can reach common ground with other Republicans on a bill intended to strengthen rail safety following the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine —...
March 28, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, SMART-TD
(Source: Associated Press, March 23, 2023) Norfolk Southern is backing away from its push to reduce its train crews down to one person, the company said Thursday in a joint announcement with the nation’s largest rail union. Full story: Associated...
March 28, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, UP
(Source: Associated Press, March 26, 2023) Union Pacific has become the second major freight railroad in the past week to back away from the industry’s longstanding push to cut train crews down to one person as lawmakers and regulators increasingly focus on rail...
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 22, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Paid Sick Leave, PSR
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, March 21, 2023) At an investor’s conference last December, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw made a somewhat surprising announcement for the rail industry: The company would look beyond short-term profits to rebuild service and invest in...
