Rail
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US
A 100-Ton Locomotive With No One in the Cab
Railroad unions are raising safety concerns about the growing use of remote-controlled trains after a rash of fatal accidents.
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News
Norfolk Southern’s Push for Profits Compromised Safety, Workers Say
Federal officials are investigating the railroad’s safety practices and culture after the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and worker deaths.
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Newyork
Over 1,000 Trains Derail Every Year in America. Let’s Bring That Number Down.
The recent freight train derailment and chemical fire in eastern Ohio that left thousands of nearby residents fearing for their health was not a one-off tragedy or a random life-imitating-art manifestation of Don DeLillo’s classic novel “White Noise ...
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World
U.K. Nurses, Emergency Responders and Rail Workers Walk Out
Continuing strikes over pay and economic conditions are likely to disrupt travel and services during the holiday season. Here’s what to expect.
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Newyork
How America’s Trains Nearly Went Off the Rails
I haven’t operated a railroad since I got a Lionel train set for Christmas decades ago, but even I can see that something is wrong. Railroads in North America are struggling to keep trains moving. Shippers are furious over delays. Workers are unhappy ...
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US
House Passes Bill to Avert a Rail Strike, Moving to Impose a Labor Agreement
The House approved a bill to force rail companies and workers to accept a pending agreement. It also passed a separate measure to add seven days of paid leave, a key demand of the employees.
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US
Congressional Leaders Say They Will Act to Prevent Rail Strike
President Biden told lawmakers that the U.S. economy would be “at risk” if rail workers went on strike next month.
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US
Congress Looks to Intervene in Rail Dispute as Strike Deadline Looms
After urging from President Biden, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House would consider an agreement that could avert a shutdown of the nation’s freight trains.
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World
The first train in nine months leaves Kyiv for Kherson.
The first train from Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, to Kherson since before Russia’s invasion arrived on Saturday after an 11-hour journey, a step in ...