Ag Secretary Vilsack asks STB to do more to fix rail service
Ag Secretary Vilsack asks STB to do more to fix rail service U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack is calling on the Surface Transportation Board to take several actions that he suggests would improve freight-rail service to agricultural shippers and strengthen...Union group pushes for passage of rail safety bill
Union group pushes for passage of rail safety bill Rail union representatives are poised to adopt a policy statement that urges Congress to pass a rail safety bill — one that mandates a minimum of two-person crew sizes on all passenger and freight trains, regulates...Chicago suburbs appeal CPKC merger decision
Chicago suburbs appeal CPKC merger decision The Coalition to Stop CPKC, a group of eight Chicago suburbs that opposed the $31 billion merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern, is appealing the Surface Transportation Board’s approval of the Class...NS CEO Shaw: Current strategy is ‘better way forward’
NS CEO Shaw: Current strategy is ‘better way forward’ Norfolk Southern Railway’s response to the Feb. 3 train derailment in Ohio is an example of the company’s strategy of doing the right thing for the long term, President and CEO Alan Shaw told...Railway Safety Act advances out of committee (second update)
Train-length provision, deadline for DOT-111 tank cars removed in revised bill, but ail industry groups still express reservations