March 30, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Television station KFYR, March 29, 2023) Several cars from a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train left the tracks Wednesday morning near a grain elevator in Hettinger. Fisher said no one was injured, and there were no hazardous materials on board. Full story:...
March 29, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines, Lawsuit, Oil Train
(Source: Seattle Times, March 27, 2023) BNSF intentionally violated the terms of an easement agreement with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community when the railway company ran 100-car trains carrying crude oil over the reservation, a federal judge ruled Monday. The...
March 29, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Hill, March 28, 2023) Norfolk Southern hired the Klein/Johnson Group to lobby on rail and surface transportation issues. The move comes as Congress considers legislation to improve railroad safety regulations. Full story: The Hill
March 29, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: Railfan & Railroad Magazine, March 27, 2023) No one was injured when a runaway Union Pacific ore train derailed at the bottom of Cima Hill, east of Barstow, Calif., on Monday. Full story: Railfan & Railroad Magazine
March 29, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 28, 2023) Union Pacific reopened its Cima Subdivision today less than 26 hours after part of an iron ore train ran away and derailed on the 2.2% Cima Hill grade near Kelso. Trains Magazine reported that: “The train separated between the...
March 29, 2023 | CP, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, March 28, 2023) The cold weather in North Dakota kept chemicals that spilled from a derailed Canadian Pacific train from spreading very far, authorities said. Full story: Associated Press
March 29, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: NBC News, March 28, 2023) The Environmental Protection Agency says levels of cancer-causing chemicals called dioxins in East Palestine, Ohio, are “similar to typical background levels” after a train derailment and chemical burn last month, but it has yet to...
March 29, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 23, 2023) An improperly aligned derail was responsible for the derailment of a BNSF Railway train on the Swinomish Reservation last week, a Federal Railroad Administration representative told a local National Public Radio station. Full...
March 28, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, PSR
(Source: National Public Radio, March 23, 2023) It’s one of the biggest trends to shape the railroad industry in more than a century – precision scheduled railroading, or PSR. It’s a business model that’s propelled railroad companies to...
March 28, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Atlantic, March 23, 2023) It’s been more than a month since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. More than 100,000 gallons of vinyl chloride, a carcinogen, were released, with some spilling into waterways. Many hundreds of people had...
