The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a safety advisory that calls on railroads to evaluate their procedures for using and maintaining hot box detectors in light of the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment in Ohio.
The Environmental Protection Agency will direct Norfolk Southern where to transport contaminated waste from the Feb. 3 train derailment amid concerns by communities in other states that it was coming to them.
Rail trade groups’ and rail unions’ responses to NTSB’s preliminary report on the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment offer different views on what the next steps should be.
BNSF signs deals with the Transportation Communications Union and National Conference of Firemen & Oilers (NCFO), while NS also seals a pact with NCFO.
Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, urged the parties involved in the derailment to heed the board’s recommendations to improve rail safety.
The National Transportation Safety Board outlined some additional context about the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in Ohio, including more information about the location of hot bearing detectors and the controlled venting of tank cars carrying vinyl chloride.
Norfolk Southern and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way – Employes Division have reached an agreement for sick leave.
El Departamento de Transporte da a los ferrocarriles de mercancías una lista de medidas de seguridad tras el descarrilamiento
The Environmental Protection Agency has given Norfolk Southern a new order as the Ohio derailment cleanup transitions to longer-term remediation, and the U.S. Department of Transportation has given the railroads a list of what safety actions they should undertake.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and others have suggested the freight rail industry needs more regulation to ensure safe operations.
East Palestine residents and rail unions face an uncertain future in the aftermath of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment.
The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board weighed in on misinformation surrounding the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train.
Norfolk Southern’s CEO said the railroad will continue to support the town of East Palestine, Ohio, as the investigation into the train derailment from two weeks ago continues.
There are no federal requirements on the usage or maintenance of heat-detecting devices that have helped cut down on derailments.
One analyst expects Norfolk Southern will pay up to $50 million following its Ohio derailment — about 1.7% of its 2022 profits.
Norfolk Southern informa a la EPA de que el cloruro de vinilo no fue la única sustancia química que se escapó de los vagones en Ohio.
Puede que sea un buen momento para comprar acciones baratas de Norfolk Southern.
Norfolk Southern told the EPA other chemicals besides vinyl chloride were released into the local environment in the Ohio train derailment.
Lanes between the Midwest and the Northeast could experience delays as a result of a fiery train derailment in Ohio last Friday.
Norfolk Southern and partnering companies were involved in 159 industrial development projects in 2022 worth $3.2 billion.
