Railroads
EnvironmentProminent Georgia family faces a legal battle after it tried to displace residents from their homes
By Charlotte Kramon and The Associated PressAugust 6, 2024
FinanceOhio residents hurt in Norfolk Southern freight train derailment can now get $25,000 each from $600 million settlement
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressJuly 31, 2024
PoliticsGovernment says three-quarters of Amtrak trains are late because of one rail company’s repeated lawbreaking
By Josh Funk, The Associated Press and Paolo ConfinoJuly 30, 2024
PoliticsHearing into disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment in Ohio puts focus on rushed inspections due to years of job cuts
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressJuly 24, 2024
EnvironmentNTSB chair says Norfolk Southern tried to interfere with derailment probe after botching decision to blow open 5 tank cars and burn the chemicals inside
By Josh Funk, Tom Krisher, Patrick Orsagos and The Associated PressJune 26, 2024
PoliticsAfter fiery 2023 Norfolk Southern derailment left firefighters in dark about chemicals on the train, railroads must now immediately offer hazardous cargo details
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressJune 24, 2024
FinanceBNSF Railway must pay $400m to a Native American tribe for intentionally trespassing by running 100-car crude oil trains over its reservation
By Gene Johnson and The Associated PressJune 18, 2024
PoliticsNew training rules for train dispatchers and signal repairmen aim to improve rail safety after disastrous East Palestine derailment
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressMay 21, 2024
PoliticsWhy can’t America have high-speed rail? Because our investment is a ‘rounding error’ compared with Europe’s, says Amtrak’s CEO
By Paolo ConfinoMay 19, 2024
CompaniesAfter getting billions in federal funding, Amtrak is ‘trying to claw 19th century and 20th century assets and pull them into the 21st century,’ CEO says
By Paolo ConfinoMay 10, 2024
LeadershipNorfolk Southern shareholders elect 3 directors nominated by activist, while CEO keeps job
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressMay 9, 2024
FinanceActivist investors aiming to take over Norfolk Southern gain momentum before key shareholder vote on embattled railroad’s future
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressApril 30, 2024
EnvironmentWarren Buffett-owned railway says it didn’t know about asbestos it hauled that killed hundreds in Montana town
By Matthew Brown, Amy Beth Hanson and The Associated PressApril 19, 2024
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