Cory Martin
Illinois State Legislative Board Chairman
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Blocked Rail Crossings Snarl Towns, but Congress Won’t Act
Blocked Rail Crossings Snarl Towns, but Congress Won’t Act Freight trains frequently stop and block the roads of York, Ala., sometimes cutting off two neighborhoods for hours. Emergency services and health care workers can’t get in, and those trapped inside can’t get...
EPA Aims To Strike Norfolk Southern’s Derailment Defenses
EPA Aims To Strike Norfolk Southern's Derailment Defenses The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking an Ohio federal court to strike seven of Norfolk Southern Railway Co.'s affirmative defenses in a suit over the East Palestine derailment, saying that the...
A provision in the transportation budget is facing a lawsuit
A provision in the transportation budget is facing a lawsuit COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's transportation budget went into effect at the beginning of July. The budget contains several new measures on rail safety in Ohio. One goal is to have emergency measures in place to...
Metra to provide Chicago-to-Rockford rail service
Metra to provide Chicago-to-Rockford rail service Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker last week announced a partnership between the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Metra to restore Chicago-to-Rockford passenger-rail service that was discontinued 42 years ago....
Conductor trainee fatality prompts FRA safety bulletin
Conductor trainee fatality prompts FRA safety bulletin The Federal Railroad Administration last week issued a safety bulletin to increase awareness of the dangers of riding moving rail equipment and encouraged railroads to review their training programs for such...
‘It’s Going To Be Really Dynamic’: Belvidere Primed For New Downtown Train Station After Metra Pick
‘It’s Going To Be Really Dynamic’: Belvidere Primed For New Downtown Train Station After Metra Pick BELVIDERE — When the first Metra trains roll through Belvidere in about four years, passengers will get on and off at a station designed to keep them connected to the...
BLET Says Virginia Derailment Renews Questions About Norfolk Southern’s Safety Practices
Rail Union Says Virginia Derailment Renews Questions About Norfolk Southern's Safety Practices The union that represents locomotive engineers says a Thursday night coal train derailment in Virginia is renewing questions about Norfolk Southern's safety practices. The...
FRA warns Norfolk Southern on conductor training
FRA warns Norfolk Southern on conductor training WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration is demanding immediate changes to Norfolk Southern’s conductor trainee program, citing “grave deficiencies” that have been marked by incidents resulting in “amputations...
More East Palestine fallout: Ohio seeks federal disaster declaration; NS files cleanup cost suit
More East Palestine fallout: Ohio seeks federal disaster declaration; NS files cleanup cost suit Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has requested that President Joe Biden issue a disaster declaration regarding the Norfolk Southern Railway derailment that occurred Feb. 3 in East...
7th Circ. Reinstates Conductor’s Suit Over Faulty Rail Switch
7th Circ. Reinstates Conductor's Suit Over Faulty Rail Switch The Seventh Circuit on Wednesday revived a longtime conductor's suit against Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co. alleging he injured his neck working a faulty switch, saying there is a factual dispute over...