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STB asked to deny CPKC request to shield certain info from public view

STB asked to deny CPKC request to shield certain info from public view BNSF Railway Co., the Coalition to Stop CPKC and the American Chemistry Council are expressing opposition to Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s request that the Surface Transportation Board keep...

STB’s Oberman responds to AAR complaints about RETAC meeting

STB’s Oberman responds to AAR complaints about RETAC meeting Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin Oberman late last week responded to concerns raised by the Association of American Railroads about subjects discussed at the spring 2023 meeting of the...

NTSB Releases Witness Lineup for East Palestine Investigative Hearing

NTSB Releases Witness Lineup for East Palestine Investigative Hearing ​​​WASHINGTON (June 16, 2023) — The National Transportation Safety Board Friday released the list of organizations providing witnesses for the two-day investigative hearing in East Palestine, Ohio,...

New Laws To Strengthen Labor Rights Sponsored By Sen. Villivalam

SPRINGFIELD, IL — Three new laws sponsored by a local state senator are set to strengthen labor protections in the state when they take effect at the start of next year. One law makes it a crime to interfere with picketing workers, another limits judges from awarding...