Norfolk Southern Says CEO Under Investigation for Alleged Ethical Lapses September 11, 2024 By Josh Funk Norfolk Southern’s CEO Alan Shaw is under investigation for potential ethical lapses, the railroad confirmed Monday. A spokeswoman for the...
Freight Railroads Must Keep 2-Person Crews Under New Federal Rule April 4, 2024 By Josh Funk Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was finalized...
Railroads Say They’re Making Safety Changes to Reduce Derailments After Ohio Crash February 6, 2024 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The changes railroads announced after last year’s fiery crash in East Palestine, Ohio, haven’t yet made...
Fast Trains, Toxic Chemicals: Why Rail Safety Is Still a Problem February 2, 2024 By Thomas Black In the year since the derailment of a Norfolk Southern Inc. train brought national attention to US railroad safety, little...
North Carolina Issues Warning Against Taking Pictures on Railroad Tracks April 28, 2017 Transportation officials and railroad companies are sounding a warning: Active railroad tracks are a bad backdrop for prom pictures or...
Recent Wrecks Belie Railroads’ Safety Record June 3, 2013 By Josh Funk It’s easy to think the railroads are unsafe when there are pictures of burning, derailed cars on the nightly news....