The Biden administration is pressuring three major rail companies to provide their workers with paid sick days, aiming to expand the benefit into an industrywide norm.
September 25, 2024railroad News Updates
Ohio Town Still Under Evacuation Order
WHITEWATER TOWNSHIP, Ohio — An evacuation order remained in effect Sept. 25 for residents in an Ohio community as crews continued to work at the scene of a dangerous chemical leak.
September 25, 2024Railcar Chemical Leak Forces Evacuations in Grandview, Ohio
A dangerous chemical leak from a railcar has spurred an evacuation order in an Ohio town.
September 24, 2024Long Trains Pose Derailment Danger, Report Says
OMAHA, Neb. — As freight trains have grown longer, the U.S. has seen an increase in the number of a certain type of derailment, the National Academies of Sciences said.
September 18, 2024NTSB Update Highlights Questions About Remote-Control Trains
The CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote-control locomotives last year sees a simple solution to preventing similar deaths in the future: two-person crews.
August 29, 2024Canada’s Labor Minister Launches Talks to Avert Rail Strike
Negotiations to avert a major railroad strike in Canada will resume Aug. 7 after talks between the three parties were stalled for months.
August 6, 2024NTSB Wants to Replace Weak Railroad Tank Cars
The fiery North Dakota derailment that burned for days early last month was the latest train crash to involve the flawed tank cars that the NTSB has been trying to get off the tracks for decades.
August 2, 2024Long Beach Port Breaks Ground on $1.5B Rail Yard Expansion
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and other officials visited the Port of Long Beach on July 18 to break ground on a $1.5 billion rail yard expansion project.
July 18, 2024House T&I Committee to Meet on Rail Safety
An in-depth examination of nationwide freight rail policy is on a House committee’s agenda before lawmakers leave Washington for the August recess.
July 17, 2024Hill Democrats Urge Action on Rail Safety Legislation
Congressional Democrats on the transportation committees are pressing for approval of rail safety legislation after an investigation of a high-profile freight train derailment in Ohio.
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