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PoliticsRailroad giants slam the brakes on safety hotline because they want to be able to discipline staff who use it
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressAugust 25, 2023
FinanceNorfolk Southern and other big railroads claim they encourage safety and transparency—but nearly 800 whistleblower complaints say otherwise
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressAugust 21, 2023
EnvironmentThe fiery Ohio train derailment is turning into a finger-pointing legal fight as Norfolk Southern slaps supplier with lawsuit
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressJuly 6, 2023
PoliticsThe federal government’s failure to ensure that trains won’t derail and create fiery toxic messes has states rolling up their sleeves and regulating
By Marc Levy, Josh Funk and The Associated PressJune 27, 2023
PoliticsRailroad safety standards have gotten so bad the NTSB is beginning to question the whole concept of self-regulation
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressJune 25, 2023
SuccessNorfolk Southern is first railroad to give all workers sick days—like most other industries have done for decades
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressJune 5, 2023
FinanceBiden administration will hand out $570 million in grants to help eliminate dangerous railroad crossings in 32 states
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressJune 5, 2023
SuccessA railroad’s former employee of the year claims her decades of promotions came to a screeching halt after she came out as trans
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressMay 9, 2023
FinanceWarren Buffett’s hand-picked successor will have big shoes to fill in someday replacing the 92-year-old investing icon: ‘He’s not going to screw this up’
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressMay 8, 2023
PoliticsMany railroad workers have won paid sick leave but unions say companies are asking for too much in return
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressMay 8, 2023
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressMay 6, 2023
SuccessA slaughterhouse cleaning company that used more than 100 children as workers keeps losing contracts with big companies
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressMay 1, 2023
PoliticsThe feds are warning railroads that their love of long trains is leading to horrible accidents and derailments—but they’re not doing anything about it yet
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressApril 28, 2023
FinanceRail unions tell railroads to buy back less stock and invest more money in safety after string of derailments
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressApril 21, 2023
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressApril 13, 2023
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