railroad safety

‘Enough is enough’: Union calls for safety review after death of CSX carman

The rail union representing a carman who was fatally injured while working at a CSX rail yard in Ohio on Sunday is calling for the rail industry to examine its procedures on operating remote-controlled locomotives.

The Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM) and Brotherhood of Railway Carmen (BRC) identified the CSX employee as Fred Anderson. Other information, such as how long he worked at CSX, was not given.

“These tragedies are very painful reminders that the work our members perform is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/enough-is-enough-union-calls-for-safety-review-after-death-of-csx-carman

Norfolk Southern to create executive role as part of safety revamp

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Norfolk Southern plans to create an executive role focused on field engagement in response to the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/norfolk-southern-to-create-executive-role-as-part-of-safety-revamp

Union Pacific defends rail safety program

Union Pacific wants to know what safety defects federal inspectors say they found when conducting focused inspections last month at the Class I railroad’s rail yard in North Platte, Nebraska.

UP CEO Jim Vena said in a letter Monday to Amit Bose, administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, that the railroad “will never compromise on the safety of our employees. We take the concerns raised very seriously and are confident we have the people and practices in place to responsibly maintain...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/union-pacific-defends-rail-safety-program

Union Pacific expects to respond quickly to safety concerns raised by FRA

Western U.S. Class I railroad Union Pacific expects to respond swiftly to recent remarks by the head of the Federal Railroad Administration that UP has made “poor” efforts to ensure the safety of its rolling stock, including using locomotives with safety defects and being unwilling to address those defects. 

UP’s actions are in response to a letter that FRA Administrator Amit Bose sent Friday to UP CEO Jim Vena, President Beth Whited and Executive Vice President of Operations Eric Gehringer on...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/union-pacific-expects-to-respond-quickly-to-safety-concerns-raised-by-fra

House Republicans say Buttigieg neglecting aviation and rail safety

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg isn’t doing enough to address rail and aviation safety,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/house-republicans-say-buttigieg-neglecting-aviation-and-rail-safety

NTSB probe of CSX fatality to focus on employee training, close clearances

The National Transportation Safety Board will be focusing its investigation of an Aug. 6 fatality at a CSX rail yard in Cumberland, Maryland, on the railroad’s employee training regime, as well as the industry’s procedures for identifying areas where the clearance between rail equipment might be limited.

In a NTSB report issued Tuesday, it confirmed initial reported details about the incident, including that the conductor trainee, identified by CSX as Travis Bradley, sustained injuries while...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ntsb-probe-of-csx-fatality-to-focus-on-employee-training-close-clearances

Rail trade group says federal safety hotline could be misused

The sticking point between railroads and rail worker unions over a federal hotline for reporting safety concerns is how to ensure rail employees don’t misuse the system to avoid discipline, the head of the railroads’ trade group said in a letter Thursday to government officials.

The impasse is over how the confidential close call reporting system (C3RS) should handle situations in which an employee makes repeat calls over a “known event” — one in which a railroad might be already aware of a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rail-trade-group-says-federal-safety-hotline-could-be-misused

Freight rail union calls for more extensive training of conductors

Following two recent deaths involving conductor trainees, the union representing train conductors is calling for more stringent training than what’s being offered now at the freight railroads, according to an internal safety advisory produced by the union.

The call for action by the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Railroad and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD) was spurred by the two deaths of conductor trainees that occurred within 60 days of each other...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freight-rail-union-calls-for-more-extensive-training-of-conductors

FRA, OSHA call on Norfolk Southern to review safety practices

Improving communication and training as well as fostering trust between the company and its workers are some of the areas where Norfolk Southern could do better, according to a Wednesday report from the Federal Railroad Administration assessing the eastern U.S. Class I railroad’s safety culture.

FRA’s report comes on the heels of an unrelated announcement Wednesday from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration describing a settlement among OSHA, NS and the Brotherhood of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices

CSX plans extra training after deaths of 2 conductor trainees

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CSX is telling its conductor trainees to return to their home terminals for additional training...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/csx-plans-extra-training-after-deaths-of-2-conductor-trainees

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