Will the US Senate approve the Railway Safety Act?
The US Senate Committee on Commerce approved the Railway Safety Act (RSA) of 2023 on Wednesday 10 May. This bill includes higher safety standards and harsher…
US weekly update
First CPKC service connecting US Midwest and Mexico is running
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), one of the largest railway companies in North America, launched a new service called Mexico Midwest Express (MMX). This, as…
US weekly update
Locomotive revolution in California
Freight locomotives built after 2035 will have to run through California on zero-emission configurations. Moreover, by 2030, locomotives older than 23 years will not be…
US weekly update
Ohio accident: rail freight traffic slowly and partly restarts
Over two and a half months after a disastrous accident in Ohio, in the United States, Norfolk Southern started running trains along the section again,…
Two Mexican immigrants died trying to enter US on a freight train
The US Border Patrol stopped a freight train in Texas after they were notified that a group of immigrants was suffocating inside one of the…
US weekly update
Paid sick leave for rail workers in the US: where do we stand?
Negotiations between trade unions and some of the Class I railway companies in the United States significantly accelerated and brought some results over the last…
US weekly update
US railway giants merge to create first Canada-US-Mexico network
Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS), two of the largest railway companies in the United States, finalised a merger that will result in…
7 new safety rules for US’ 7 rail freight sisters
The seven dominant railway companies of the US have pledged to adopt a set of seven new rules to try and avoid railway accidents. The…
Update
Ohio derailment: the incriminated wheelset was 122°C too hot
The wheelset that caused a disastrous accident in Ohio, United States, at the beginning of February was 122°C hotter than the ambient temperature. This is…
US weekly update
US rail unions hard at work to secure workers’ rights
Things for railway workers in the United States seem to be gradually improving, with trade unions working hard to convince companies to provide their employees…
US weekly update
Paid sick leave in the US: CSX keeps signing deals with workers
US railroad company CSX has reached another agreement to provide more of its workforce with paid sick leave. The latest deal was struck with additional…
Accident update
Ohio derailment: fire is out but fears still spark
Things after the massive derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, US, seem to be going from bad to worse. The citizens in the area may be…