Cory Martin
Illinois State Legislative Board Chairman
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Rail Merger Challenge Moved From 7th Circ. To DC
Rail Merger Challenge Moved From 7th Circ. To DC A Seventh Circuit judge has shipped an appeal filed by a group of Illinois towns challenging the Surface Transportation Board's approval of Canadian Pacific's $31 billion merger with Kansas City Southern to the D.C....
26,213
26,213 Carloads of motor vehicles and auto parts carried by railroads in North America the week ending June 24, up 22.8% from the same week last year and 12.5% ahead of volumes the first week of April, according to the Association of American Railroads.
Chairman, Chris Falaney and Vice Chairman, Corey Martin with STB member Robert Primus
Chairman, Chris Falaney and Vice Chairman, Corey Martin with STB member Robert Primus at the 2023 BLET Regional Meeting in Milwaukee.
Quality of Life Deal with UP Ratified
90% majority of BLET members ratify quality of life agreement with UP The six BLET General Chairmen reported today that 90% of BLET Divisions representing locomotive engineers on Union Pacific ratified a momentous agreement that enhances the quality of life for those...
Safety concerns dominate Norfolk Southern railroad CEO’s job since Ohio derailment
Safety concerns dominate Norfolk Southern railroad CEO’s job since Ohio derailment ATLANTA (AP) — Norfolk Southern’s CEO has spoken often of safety and better service since he took the job over a year ago, but it’s safety that has dominated discussions after one of...
BREAKING: Justices Say Co.’s Can Be Sued Wherever They’re Registered
The U.S. Supreme Court has left the door open for companies to be sued in states where they have merely registered to do business, reviving a lawsuit that a Virginia man brought against Norfolk Southern in Pennsylvania despite his alleged injuries occurring in other...
The federal government’s failure to ensure that trains won’t derail and create fiery toxic messes has states rolling up their sleeves and regulating
The federal government’s failure to ensure that trains won’t derail and create fiery toxic messes has states rolling up their sleeves and regulating Spurred on by train derailments, some states with busy criss-crossing freight railroads are pursuing their own safety...
Work begins to clean up train derailment in Montana’s Yellowstone River
Work begins to clean up train derailment in Montana’s Yellowstone River HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Work is underway to clean up rail cars carrying hazardous materials that fell into the Yellowstone River in southern Montana after a bridge collapsed over the weekend,...
Railway Cos. Must Face ‘Lagging’ New Fuel Price Claims.
Railway Cos. Must Face 'Lagging' New Fuel Price Claims. Four railway giants will have to face yet another suit accusing them of scheming for years to keep freight rates inflated after a D.C. federal judge refused to buy the argument that the suit made it into the...
Union official says safety of railroads has been compromised by job cuts and time constraints
Union official says safety of railroads has been compromised by job cuts and time constraints Freight railcar inspections are happening less often and are not as thorough as in years past due to staff cuts, time constraints and regulatory loopholes, a union official...