TTD in the news Archives - Page 12 of 66

March 21, 2023

News and Media, TTD in the news

Railroads were trying to remake their image. Then a train derailed in Ohio.

Reported by Sarah Zimmerman for SmartCitiesDive. At an investor’s conference last December, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw made a somewhat surprising announcement for the rail industry: The company would look beyond short-term profits to rebuild service and invest in customer relations. Following nearly three years of declining service and contentious negotiations with labor that nearly…
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March 17, 2023

TTD on the Hill

TTD Supports the Bipartisan RAIL Act to Prevent Future Train Derailment Disasters

Today, U.S. Representatives Bill Johnson (R-OH) and Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH) introduced the bipartisan Reducing Accidents in Locomotives (RAIL) Act. The Representatives released the below statements following the introduction of their legislation: “The East Palestine train derailment has upended the lives of those living in East Palestine and the surrounding region. It is imperative that…
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March 17, 2023

News and Media, TTD in the news

Ohio House members introduce their version of a bill addressing rail safety

Reported by Joanna Marsh for Freightwaves. Two congressional representatives from Ohio have introduced their own rail safety bill that excludes a train crew size requirement. The bill, Reducing Accidents in Locomotives Act, or RAIL Act, calls for the promulgation of new rules that are based off of the findings of the National Transportation Safety Board’s…
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March 17, 2023

News and Media, TTD in the news

Most of House Ohio delegation introduces rail safety bill

Reported by Alex Daugherty for Politico Pro. The majority of House members from Ohio on Friday introduced a bill that aims to improve rail safety in the wake of last month’s derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, including provisions related to notification, first responders, rail inspections and more. The bill is being led by Democratic Rep.…
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March 9, 2023

TTD on the Hill

TTD SUPPORTS REINTRODUCTION OF GOOD JOBS FOR GOOD AIRPORTS ACT

WASHINGTON– Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Jesús G. “Chuy” García (IL-04) today joined union leaders and airport service workers to announce the reintroduction of the Good Jobs for Good Airports Act, legislation to provide airport service workers — a predominantly Black, Brown, and immigrant workforce — with the wage and benefits that they…
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March 7, 2023

News and Media, TTD in the news

Norfolk Southern worker identified in fatal mishap on tracks at Cleveland steel plant

A Norfolk Southern worker is dead after being struck by a dump truck Tuesday morning at a railroad crossing at a Cleveland steel plant. Norfolk Southern says conductor Louis Shuster was killed on the Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works property in Cleveland. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office says Shuster, 46, was from Broadview Heights.
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March 7, 2023

News and Media, TTD in the news

NTSB and DOT launch open safety reviews of Norfolk Southern

The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday it is opening a “special investigation” into Norfolk Southern’s safety culture, pointing to five serious incidents involving the railroad — including last month’s derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. “The continued safe operations of Norfolk Southern is vital to the United States,” the board said in…
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March 3, 2023

News and Media, TTD in the news

All Class I railroads sign on to federal close call reporting program

All seven Class I railroads have signed on to a voluntary program established by the Federal Railroad Administration that enables workers to anonymously share situations in which there might be operational hazards. Federal officials had renewed their calls for the Class I railroads to take part in the close call reporting system (C3RS) following the…
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March 2, 2023

TTD on the Hill

TTD Supports Bill to Protect Airline Passengers & Crew from Contaminated Air on Board

From the Office of Rep. John Garamendi. WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Cabin Air Safety Act to protect airline pilots, flight attendants, and passengers from toxic cabin air. While planes pressurize and ventilate the cabin with outside air that flows through the engines, faulty…
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March 2, 2023

News and Media, TTD in the news

Railroad safety a major concern for years, expert says

Railroad workers have been sounding the alarm for years over railway safety concerns, and a string of recent train derailments have brought these issues into the spotlight. Greg Regan, the president of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department, said he has raised safety concerns in front of Congress multiple times in the past, saying it’s not…
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