Federal Regulators Promise Safety Review at all the Major Freight Railroads June 12, 2023 By Josh Funk The Federal Railroad Administration recently completed a review of Norfolk Southern’s safety culture in the wake of the February’s fiery...
Firm That Employed Children to Clean Meat Plants Keeps Losing Work May 3, 2023 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The slaughterhouse cleaning company that was found to be employing more than 100 children to help...
Norfolk Southern Estimates That Ohio Derailment Cost $387M April 27, 2023 By Josh Funk Norfolk Southern expects February’s fiery Ohio derailment to cost it $387 million, but that total will likely increase over time...
Buffett Says People Shouldn’t Worry About Berkshire, Banks April 13, 2023 By Josh Funk Billionaire Warren Buffett assured investors Wednesday that Berkshire Hathaway will be fine when he’s no longer around to lead the...
Safety Agency Opens Probe of Norfolk Southern Rail Accidents March 9, 2023 By Josh Funk and John Seewer Federal investigators are opening a wide-ranging investigation into one of the nation’s biggest railroads following a fiery derailment on the...
Bird Flu Costs Pile Up as Outbreak Enters Second Year February 22, 2023 By Josh Funk The ongoing bird flu outbreak has cost the government roughly $661 million and added to consumers’ pain at the grocery...
Bird Flu Outbreak Prompts Slaughter of 1.8M Chickens in Nebraska December 1, 2022 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska agriculture officials say another 1.8 million chickens must be killed after bird flu was found...
Disqualified for Disabilities, Railroad Workers Push Back August 19, 2022 By Josh Funk After Terrence Hersey had a stroke on the way home from his railroad job in 2015, he underwent months of...
BNSF Railway Joins Legal Fight Against Unions Over Vaccine Mandate November 10, 2021 By Josh Funk Another major railroad has gone to court to determine whether it has the authority to require all its employees to...
Tyson, Perdue to Pay $35M to Settle Chicken Farmers’ Price Fixing Suit September 7, 2021 By Josh Funk Two of the industry’s biggest poultry companies have agreed to pay nearly $35 million to settle a lawsuit that accused...