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STB extends mediation for Union Pacific, Metra

STB extends mediation for Union Pacific, Metra The Surface Transportation Board on Tuesday, Oct. 15, granted Union Pacific a 30-day extension to the mediation period in its effort to reach an agreement with Chicago’s Metra regarding some financial aspects of an...

Appropriators proposal trims Amtrak fiscal 2025 budget: Analysis

Appropriators proposal trims Amtrak fiscal 2025 budget: Analysis Eastbound Wolverine No. 350 flies past the shuttered Ypsilanti, Mich., depot on June 7, 2024. The train is operating only Friday though Sunday until mid-October while midday, midweek trackwork takes...

NTSB releases final East Palestine report

NTSB releases final East Palestine report WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board on Friday released the final report on the Feb. 3, 2023, Norfolk Southern derailment and hazardous chemical release in East Palestine, Ohio — a document finalized by the...

Norfolk Southern backs NTSB safety policy recommendations

Norfolk Southern backs NTSB safety policy recommendations Norfolk Southern Corp. on July 10 endorsed policy recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) regarding the agency’s investigation into the railroad company’s 2023 East Palestine, Ohio,...