Tag: Rail accidents
Norfolk Southern fires CEO Alan Shaw for an inappropriate relationship with an employee
Norfolk Southern said Wednesday it has fired CEO Alan Shaw for having an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate.His ouster comes after two difficult...
Fewer than 400 households reject $600 million Ohio train derailment settlement
Very few people who live near the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment opted out of a $600 million class action settlement despite residents'...
Norfolk Southern railroad says its CEO is under investigation for alleged ethical lapses
Norfolk Southern's CEO Alan Shaw is under investigation for potential ethical lapses, the railroad confirmed Monday.A spokeswoman for the Atlanta-based railroad that is...
Investigators say dispatching errors led to Union Pacific train crash that killed 2 workers
OMAHA, Neb. -- Dispatching errors combined with the failure of two backup systems allowed a Union Pacific train to slam into 75 railcars...
Rail worker's death in Ohio railyard highlights union questions about remote control trains
The CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote-control locomotives in a railyard last year sees a simple...
Railroad BNSF stresses safety but is still held back by longstanding industry issues, report finds
Freight railroad BNSF is generally striving to improve safety on a consistent basis, but that message doesn't always reach front-line workers who often...