Today NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy and Board Member Tom Chapman held a press briefing at Chicago Union Station announcing the Strengthening Rail Safety campaign - a national effort to advance rail safety across the entire industry. Homendy outlined NTSB safety priorities for reducing preventabl...

Progressive Railroading Daily News

July 6, 2026, Front Royal, VIRGINIA— The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) members under National Handling have ratified the proposed National Wage and Benefit Agreement. 72% of eligible voters participated with a large majority of members voting in favor of the agreement.

The railroad industry is once again talking about “modernization,” “productivity,” “automation” and “regulatory flexibility.” Those words may sound harmless in an investor briefing or a management dinner, but railroad workers […]

After years of stalled bargaining, federal mediation, and two Presi...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board today accepted the Union Pacific (UP)–Norfolk Southern (NS) merger application but delayed the review process to collect vital information that is still missing from the railroads' revised application. The STB has put a hold on the application as it asks for more information. We appreciate the Board’s thorough and

Fans of the decades-running television trivia quiz show “Jeopardy!” are acquainted with professional gambler James Holzhauer, who knows how to “push it” and win big—Holzhauer among the show’s biggest ...

The latest attack on the Railway Safety Act asks the public to believe that stronger rail safety standards are just a backdoor jobs program for unions. In an April 6 […]

Brotherhood Of Railroad Signalmen Gov. Affairs office Researcher Chris Hand joins the show. Find them at BRS.ORG - Special Thanks to UAW2209 CWA BACLocal4 INKY MLPA

Saturday, September 6, 10AM: Join the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO for the nation’s biggest and oldest Labor Day Parade! Tens of thousands of workers from over 200 unions and constitue...

Tell the Illinois General Assembly to Pass United We Move (SB 1938) by May 31 The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra, Pace and Regional Transit Authority (RTA) currently face a $770 million fisca...

Tell the Illinois General Assembly to Pass United We Move (SB 1938) by May 31 The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra, Pace and Regional Transit Authority (RTA) currently face a $770 million fisca...