(NS Photograph)

For NS T&E Crews, More Time Off for Medical Visits (UPDATED)

Norfolk Southern (NS) is providing 7,500 craft railroaders additional time off for up to three scheduled routine and preventative medical visits, the Class I railroad reported in the “Story Yard” section of its website.

MaryAnn Hennessy and her three daughters—Brandy Lloyd, Tiffany Mace and Lindsey Stoddard—are family members and train crew professionals who work for Union Pacific. (Union Pacific Photographs)

NS, UP, Wabtec Among ‘America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women’

Norfolk Southern (NS), Union Pacific (UP) and Wabtec Corporation have earned spots on the 2023 America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women list, compiled by Newsweek and data firm Plant-A Insights Group. The 600

Casper Terminal in Wyoming

Intermodal Briefs: Casper Rail Terminal, Port of Virginia

USD Partners LP announces the closing of its Casper rail terminal sale. Also, the Port of Virginia (POV) invests in inland terminals to expand capabilities and “ensure efficiency and competitiveness.”

First responders from across Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia gathered at Norfolk Southern’s Bellevue Yard for two weeks of safety training. (NS Photograph)

NS Kicks Off Emergency Response Safety Training in Ohio

Norfolk Southern (NS) on March 21 launched the first in a series of safety courses, training more than 400 first responders based in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Rep. Fetterman said the newly unveiled Railway Accountability Act makes clear that senators are “doing everything we can to prevent a disaster like [the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment] from happening again.”

Report: Another New Piece of Railroad Safety Legislation

Sens. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) have added a fourth railroad safety bill to three currently circulating on Capitol Hill by introducing on March 30 one they

The city of Decatur will receive a $10 million grant through the Illinois Competitive Freight Program for a grade separation project that will build a Brush College Road overpass at Faries Parkway and Norfolk Southern. (NS Photograph)

Illinois Awards $200MM in Freight Mobility Grants

In Illinois, 22 port, rail and highway projects will share $200 million in grant funding to address bottlenecks, increase mobility, and improve the supply chain up and down the state, Gov. JB Pritzker, state and local leaders, and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) reported March 30.

(Photograph Courtesy of UP, via Twitter)

UP, SMART-TD Reach Labor Agreement

Union Pacific (UP) on March 25 reported reaching a tentative crew-consist agreement with General 953, part of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Transportation Division (SMART-TD), in which two-person crews would be maintained.

Matt Walsh, Chairman, ASLRRA Board of Directors

Walsh Appointed ASLRRA Board Chair

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has named Matt Walsh, Genesee & Wyoming Executive Vice President, Global Corporate Development, as Chairman of the Board, succeeding Stefan Loeb.

NS, SMART-TD Pause Conductor Redeployment Bargaining

Norfolk Southern (NS) and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Transportation Division (SMART-TD) on March 23 reported that they are discontinuing formal negotiations regarding conductor redeployment to focus their efforts on implementing other “immediate quality-of-life improvements” for employees.

Yannik Thomas (left) and Stefan Loeb are joining the Marketing division at Norfolk Southern.

NS Taps Thomas, Loeb for Marketing Roles

Norfolk Southern (NS) on March 23 reported elevating Yannik Thomas and appointing Watco veteran Stefan Loeb to Vice President positions in the Marketing division, effective April 2.

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