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Rail Lobby Drops Ohio AG From 2-Man Train Crew Rule Suit.

Rail Lobby Drops Ohio AG From 2-Man Train Crew Rule Suit. The Association of American Railroads voluntarily dismissed Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost from its suit challenging the Buckeye State’s requirement that trains have at least two people operating them...

NTSB investigating CSX employee fatality in Maryland

NTSB investigating CSX employee fatality in Maryland The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a CSX conductor fatality that occurred Aug. 6 in Cumberland, Maryland, the agency announced yesterday. The 40-year-old employee died at a nearby hospital...

US hiring growth stays steady in month of July.

The US economy added 187,000 jobs in July, below economist estimates of 200,000 and slightly above the downwardly revised 185,000 jobs in June, according to government data released yesterday. The unemployment rate dropped to 3.5%, from 3.6% in June and 3.7% in May....