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Ohio Senate Creates Special Committee on Rail Safety

February 27, 2023 The Center Square

The Ohio Senate is expected to begin examining the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio on Wednesday when a Select Committee on Rail Safety holds its first hearing.

Railroad Association Opposes Changes to Ohio Railroad Regulations

February 24, 2023 The Center Square

The Ohio Railroad Association opposes three new legislative proposals state lawmakers recently introduced and say will make railways across the state safer.

Federal Data Shows Number of Rail Wrecks With Hazardous Materials Declining

February 24, 2023 Todd DeFeo

While rail wrecks like the one in East Palestine, Ohio, garner the headlines and turn the national dialogue to regulations, federal data shows that such mishaps have declined over the past three decades.

Norfolk Southern Statement on the NTSB’s Preliminary East Palestine report

February 23, 2023 PRNewswire

Norfolk Southern Corporation issued the following statement on Thursday in response to the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) preliminary report on the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment.

NTSB Focusing on Wheel Bearings Following Train Derailment

February 23, 2023 The Center Square

The National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report released Thursday morning it found a wheel bearing nearing failure moments before a Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

NTSB Continues to Probe East Palestine Derailment

February 15, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

The NTSB said it continues to investigate the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

Reports: Several Killed, Dozens Injured in Missouri Amtrak Wreck

June 27, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Several people were apparently killed and dozens injured after a Chicago-bound Amtrak train crashed into a dump truck in Mendon, Missouri, on Monday, June 27, 2022.

Three Killed in Amtrak Derailment in Montana

September 26, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

Three people were killed when an Amtrak train traveling from Chicago to Seattle derailed in Montana.

A Brief Overview of Legislation and Regulation Leading to Positive Train Control

June 4, 2019 Special to Railfanning.org

Congress and federal authorities have expressed their interest in some level of automatic train control (ATC) for more than a century.

NTSB: Screen Safety-Sensitive Railroad Personnel for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

February 7, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

So-called “safety-sensitive” railroad personnel should be screened for obstructive sleep apnea, and technology such as positive train control should be used in terminal stations to improve the safety of operations, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in a new ruling.