July 11, 2018: Railroads Improve Safety Following Deadly Crash in South Carolina
During a two day hearing with the National Transportation Safety Board, Amtrak’s Vice President of Safety, Justin Meko, discussed the improvements the […]
Author: Wendy Buckley
June 14, 2018: Couple Admits to Illegally Storing 9 Million Pounds of Hazardous Waste
A couple in St. Louis has pleaded guilty to improperly transporting nine million pounds of hazardous waste. Daryl Duncan, 67, and his […]
July 6, 2018: Apple Fined for Mishandling Hazardous Materials
Apple was forced to pay a $40,000 fine for mishandling potentially hazardous materials at their data center in Maiden, North Carolina. North […]
July 2, 2018: Wendy Buckley Named Most Influential Woman in Hazmat Transport
Acquisition International has named Wendy Buckley the Most Influential Woman in Hazmat Transport 2018 and Hazardous Materials Transport Consultancy of the Year. Katherine […]
June 27, 2018: CSX Train Derailed in St. Albans, WV
A CSX freight train derailed around 8:00 am in St. Albans, West Virginia. Authorities believe approximately a dozen loaded cars derailed spilling […]
June 25, 2018: Crude oil spills into Iowa river after freight train derailment
A BNSF freight train derailed on Friday in Lyon County Iowa. Fourteen of the thirty-two oil tank cars that derailed spilled a […]
June 21, 2018: CSX Train Hits Two Bridges in Cumberland
A CSX freight train slammed into the Fayette and Washington Street bridges in Cumberland Maryland yesterday afternoon. The Cumberland Police Department closed […]
June 20, 2018: CSX Accepting Inconvenience Expense Applications from Evacuated Residents and Businesses in Princeton, Indiana
CSX has begun accepting inconvenience expense applications from residents and business owners that were forced to evacuate when a train derailed in […]
June 19, 2018: Officials Work to Contain Environmental Threats from Train Derailment
The State Fire Marshal’s office and CSX are working together to monitor air quality and cleanup efforts surrounding the derailment and subsequent […]
June 13, 2018: CSX Settles Discrimination Lawsuit for $3.2 million
CSX has reached a settlement agreement with The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on a lawsuit filed against CSX last year accusing the company […]