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NS, SMART-TD Reach Tentative Agreement on Workplace Enhancements

Apr 28, 2023

Norfolk Southern (NS) and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers–Transportation Division (SMART-TD) have reached a system-wide tentative agreement that would offer “a comprehensive suite of new benefits and workplace enhancements to improve quality of life for NS’s conductors,” the Class I reported April 28.

Apr 28, 2023

Train derailment in Wisconsin sends 2 containers into the Mississippi River, operator says   A train derailment in southwestern Wisconsin on Thursday sent two derailed containers into the Mississippi River, and at least four employees were injured, according to...

Apr 27, 2023

Federal regulators are warning railroads that the long trains they favor can cause all kinds of problems and contribute to derailments, so they want the railroads to ensure their training and operating procedures account for that.

CPKC reports revenue, income growth in Q1

Apr 27, 2023

Canadian Pacific Kansas City yesterday reported first-quarter 2023 revenue rose 23% to CA$2.27 billion, operating income climbed 55% to CA$829 million and diluted earnings per share increased 37% to 86 cents compared with the same period in 2022.