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Union Pacific
Leadership
The Feds’ top railroad cop just wrote to Union Pacific saying spot checks found defects were twice the national average this summer
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressSeptember 11, 2023
Federal inspectors warn of ‘significant risk to rail safety’ after reporting alarming number of Union Pacific defects
Finance
Federal inspectors warn of ‘significant risk to rail safety’ after reporting alarming number of Union Pacific defects
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressSeptember 10, 2023
Ian Jefferies, president and chief executive officer at the Association of American Railroads
Politics
Railroad 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
Norfolk Southern crash
Finance
Norfolk 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
Norfolk Southern derailment
Environment
The 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
Alan Shaw, Misti Allison
Politics
The 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
Keith Drabick, Drew McCarty
Politics
Railroad 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
Norfolk Southern is first railroad to give all workers sick days—like most other industries have done for decades
Success
Norfolk 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
Biden administration will hand out $570 million in grants to help eliminate dangerous railroad crossings in 32 states
Finance
Biden 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
Randi Berghorst
Success
A 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
Warren 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’
Finance
Warren 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
Many railroad workers have won paid sick leave but unions say companies are asking for too much in return
Politics
Many 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
Warren Buffett
Finance
Warren Buffett reveals he basically didn’t think anything was worth buying last quarter
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressMay 6, 2023
A slaughterhouse cleaning company that used more than 100 children as workers keeps losing contracts with big companies
Success
A 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
Derailment
Politics
The 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
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