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AJOT | Top Story | March 03, 2023

Norfolk Southern joins FRA close call reporting system

Norfolk Southern Corporation announced that it is joining the Federal Railroad Administration's Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS).

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Bloomberg | Top Story | March 02, 2023

Derailed Ohio train shows damage to devices that vent chemicals

Some of the valves on railroad tank cars designed to keep volatile, toxic chemicals from exploding were damaged in the Ohio derailment last month as the train burned, investigators said Thursday.

USDOT’s Federal Railroad Administration announces new safety initiative with a focus on hazardous materials

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Administrator Amit Bose has announced a national initiative for focused inspections on routes that carry high-hazard flammable trains (HHFTs) and other trains carrying large volumes of hazmat commodities.

Carmakers are looking to their own workers to combat truck-driver shortage

Bloomberg | March 02, 2023 | Intermodal | Trucking

Ohio train crash puts spotlight on heat sensors panned as unreliable

Bloomberg | March 02, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail

The railroad sensors that failed to detect an overheated bearing in time to prevent the Ohio train derailment and toxic spill use antiquated technology and have a mixed record of preventing accidents.

Contecon Manzanillo, CMA CGM launch block train service

Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) business unit operating the Specialized Container Terminal of the North Zone of the Port of Manzanillo, coordinated with CMA CGM and Grupo México the operation of the first block train for Walmart de Mexico.

Intermodal transport connections ensure low environmental impact

AJOT | March 02, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail | Ports & Terminals

CN new grain February record set

AJOT | March 02, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail

QA with FourKites’ Koepke: Long-term impacts on the global supply chains one year following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Biden expands health visits from Ohio derailment to neighboring Pennsylvania

Bloomberg | March 02, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail

Train crash in Greece kills dozens, cause likely human error

Bloomberg | March 01, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail

AAR reports rail traffic for February and the week ending February 25, 2023

AJOT | March 01, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail

Two trains collide in Greece leaving at least 36 people dead

Bloomberg | March 01, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail

Norfolk Southern accused of trying to destroy evidence of Ohio wreck

Bloomberg | February 28, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail

Norfolk Southern Corp. adjusted its plan to remove wrecked rail cars from a derailment that spewed potentially poisonous gas over an Ohio town after lawyers for residents complained that the company was trying to destroy evidence of its liability.

Union Pacific is looking for new CEO after shareholder push

Bloomberg | February 27, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail

Union Pacific Corp. said it’s looking for a candidate to replace its Chief Executive Officer Lance Fritz.

Norfolk Southern CEO pledges quick removal of Ohio derailment waste

Bloomberg | February 27, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail

Norfolk Southern Corp.’s leader said the railroad will begin tearing up tracks in East Palestine, Ohio, on March 1 and removing contaminated soil as pressure grows to stem the fallout from a derailment that spilled toxic chemicals across the rural town.