March 2, 2018: 3M and State of Minnesota Reach Settlement for $850 Million
In what many believe to be the largest environmental settlement in Minnesota state history, 3M and the state of Minnesota reached a […]
Author: Wendy Buckley
February 28, 2018: A Message from Newly Appointed FRA Administrator Ron Batory to Rail Industry
Ron Batory, the former President and COO at Conrail Inc., was sworn in as the 14th Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration […]
February 26, 2018: Modification of Significant New Use of a Certain Chemical Substance
On February 8, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed an amendment to the significant new use rule (SNUR) for oxazolidine, 3,3′-methylenebis[5-methyl-. The […]
February 9, 2018: Lawsuit Filed Against CSX for Fatal Derailment in South Carolina
One of the passengers involved in the deadly accident between an Amtrak train and a parked CSX train earlier this month has […]
February 21, 2018: Blount County Residents Settle Civil Suit Against CSX
The lawsuit filed against CSX Transportation Inc. on behalf of several Blount County residents stemming from a train derailment that occurred in […]
February 22, 2018: Tonawanda PD Files Complaint Against CSX
The Tonawanda Police Department has filed a complaint against CSX for what they are calling a significant inconvenience. The complaint stems from […]
October 17, 2017: NAS/TRB Issues Report on Safely Transporting Hazardous Liquids and Gases
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, through the Transportation Research Board, released a report based on their study entitled Safely […]
February 15, 2018: FMCSA Grants Temporary Waiver for J.J. Keller & Associates’ ELD Customers
Carriers using electronic logging devices from J.J. Keller & Associates have been given permission from FMCSA to switch back to paper driver […]
February 13, 2018: Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTDC) submitted a petition for waiver of compliance regarding the required Automatic Train Control system’s periodic testing. The […]
February 13, 2018: Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Union Pacific Railroad Company submitted a petition for waiver of compliance on 49 CFR 232.205, Class I brake test-initial terminal inspection and 49 […]