January 28, 2021: Liquid Nitrogen Leak Kills Six in Gainesville, GA
A liquid nitrogen leak at Prime-Pak Foods Inc., a food packing plant in Gainesville, Georgia, has left at least six people dead […]
Month: January 2021
January 27, 2021: Vehicle Struck by Train in Perham, MN
A BNSF freight train struck a vehicle at a railroad crossing in Perham, MN. The driver, a 27-year-old woman whose name has […]
January 25, 2021: CSX Derailment in Ohio Caused Large Diesel Fuel Spill
A CSX freight train derailed in the Queensgate Yard in Cincinnati, OH overnight. A total of seven cars derailed on the CSX […]
January 25, 2021: State of Arkansas Sued California Trucking Company Over Bridge Collapse
The State of Arkansas and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission have filed a lawsuit against US Citylink Corp., a California-based trucking […]
January 22, 2021: Beware of the Top Ten Hazmat Violations! Part II
Last week we began looking at our Top 10 Hazmat Violations for 2020. Let’s finish the countdown to number one. An ounce […]
January 22, 2021: What Have You Done to Prepare Your Cars for Storage?
If you look at the railroad tank car statistics over the last couple of years, on any given month, about 10% of […]
January 17, 2021: Rockslide Causes Derailment in Virginia
A CSX freight train derailed early Friday morning after striking a boulder that was on the tracks near Clinchco, VA. Two locomotives […]
January 15, 2021: (NPRM) Amendments to Brake System Safety Standards Governing Operations Using Electronic Air Brake Slip System
The Federal Railroad Administration is proposing making changes to the brake system safety standards in order to address operations using an electronic […]
January 15, 2021: Beware of the TOP TEN Hazmat Violations! (Part I)
FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) identified the “Top 10 Hazardous Materials Violations” as of October 30, 2020. We’ll begin Part […]
January 5, 2021: NTSB Stresses Need for Increased Protection of High-Hazard Flammable Material Tankers
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has again issued a safety recommendation regarding the placement of DOT-111 tank cars in high-hazard flammable […]