By David Lassen Railroad says issue stemmed from mistake by one employee WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration has discontinued efforts to gather information for an assessment of Union Pacific’s safety culture, telling the railroad it found indications of activities by the railroad that “adversely impact the integrity” of the process. To continue reading…
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Freight railroads must keep 2-person crews, according to new federal rule 2 years in the making
BY JOSH FUNK Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was finalized Tuesday in a milestone in organized labor’s long fight to preserve the practice. To continue reading…
Pennsylvania train crash highlights shortcomings of automated railroad braking system
Story by JOSH FUNK, Associated Press The collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Pennsylvania early this month highlights the shortcomings of the automated braking system that was created to prevent such crashes. To continue reading…
Norfolk Southern alone should pay for East Palestine train derailment cleanup, judge says
Josh Funk AP Business Writer Norfolk Southern alone will be responsible for paying for the cleanup after last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio, a federal judge ruled. To continue reading…
BNSF announces 362 job cuts, continuing railroad jobs bloodbath in the US
Bill Mertz Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railway announced last week that it was cutting 362 jobs from its Mechanical Department. This comes after a 4th quarter 2023 profit in excess of $1.3 billion. The largest Class I railroads, only six of which exist in the US, are among the most profitable companies in the […]
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference claims CN, CPKC seek work stoppage
By Trains Staff for trains.com Union says railroads seek to eliminate rest-period rules MONTREAL — The president of Teamsters Canada claims Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City are seeking a work stoppage in an effort to eliminate rest provisions for workers, the union said in a press release today (Monday, Feb. 19). To continue reading…
Pete Buttigieg complains Railroad Safety Act still ‘waiting its turn’
Story by Jenny Goldsberry for msn.com and the Washington Examiner Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg criticized Congress for not voting on a bill that would issue more railroad safety measures. To continue reading…
Border bridges blocked as rail workers seek back pay, benefits
Former Mexican railway workers disrupted commerce at border crossings in Arizona, Texas Noi Mahoney·Wednesday, February 14, 2024 for freightwaves.com Former Mexican rail workers held protests and blockades at U.S.-Mexico border crossings in Arizona and Texas on Wednesday, seeking benefits, severance pay and more communication from the federal government. To continue reading…
BNSF intermodal train derails in south central Kansas
By Trains Staff | February 12, 2024 for trains.com Southern Transcon closed by early morning incident HAZELTON, Kan. — Seventeen cars of a BNSF intermodal train derailed early this morning (Monday, Feb. 12) east of Hazelton on the railroad’s Southern Transcon, KWNS-TV reports. To continue reading…
Norfolk Southern’s weak Q4, deteriorating OR draw Wall Street criticism
Plans to improve seen as still leaving East Coast-focused railroad trailing Class 1 peers By John Kingston for freightwaves.com Fourth-quarter 2023 earnings and a projection for its prospects in 2024 have led to at least a pair of Wall Street downgrades of the prospects for Norfolk Southern’s stock price. To continue reading…