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Reported by Bill Stephens for Trains. Norfolk Southern’s commitment to safety has improved since the disastrous Feb. 3 hazardous materials derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the Federal Railroad Administration said in a report released today. But the FRA’s 143-page supplemental safety culture assessment also found that NS often focuses on meeting minimum safety standards, has…

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Reported by Jorge Ventura for News Nation. Six months after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, not much has been done to prevent another such disaster in terms of safety regulations. Both Democrats and Republicans in Congress agree the railroad industry needs new safety regulations but so far, the situation remains deadlocked in Washington,…

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Reported by Mark Gruenberg for People’s World. Six months after the Norfolk Southern freight derailment released a mushroom cloud of fumes over the small town of East Palestine, Ohio, the U.S. Senate is within one Republican vote of passing a bipartisan and comprehensive freight rail re-regulation bill, AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department President Greg Regan says.…

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Reported by Marybeth Luczak for Railway Age. Six months after the Norfolk Southern (NS) train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, NS President and CEO Alan Shaw wrote an open letter reflecting on the Class I’s “ongoing progress, support and commitment to making things right.” Railway Age reproduces the complete Aug. 3 letter below: “How can we help?…

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Reported by Brett Wilkens for Common Dreams. Six months after a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed and burned in East Palestine, Ohio, railroad workers on Thursday urged Congress to pass comprehensive safety legislation to stop their employers from “choosing Wall Street over Main Street.” “On this somber occasion, rail labor unions once…

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Reported by Trains. Six months after the disastrous hazardous materials derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw has penned a letter to area residents outlining the railroad’s ongoing commitment to the community and to improving its safety culture. “We promised to make things right for you and your neighbors, and we’ve made…

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Reported by Joanna Marsh for Freightwaves. Freight rail stakeholders will be watching closely as Union Pacific’s incoming CEO Jim Vena takes over the company, especially given how labor and operational dynamics have changed over the last three years since the industry veteran was last at UP as chief operating officer and later strategic adviser. Vena,…

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Reported by Progressive Railroading. The Association of American Railroads (AAR), American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) and Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD ) have united to write to U.S. Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) and U.S. Reps. Kay Granger (R-Texas) and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) to oppose cuts to administrative funding…

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Reported by WFMJ. Greg Regan, President of the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department, joined WFMJ to discuss the renewed push for rail safety on the 6 month anniversary of Norfolk Southern’s toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

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