Trains, Trucks and Tractors: The Race to Reroute Goods From Baltimore
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Trains, Trucks and Tractors: The Race to Reroute Goods From Baltimore

Since the collapse of the Key Bridge, other East Coast ports have absorbed the cargo previously handled in Baltimore, but some parts of the supply chain like trucking are struggling.
U.S. Finalizes Rule Requiring Two-Person Crews on Freight Trains
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U.S. Finalizes Rule Requiring Two-Person Crews on Freight Trains

The regulation ensures that the nation’s largest freight railroads will not be able to reduce the number of workers aboard their trains from today’s status quo.
Norfolk Southern Agrees to Try Out Federal Safety Reporting Program
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Norfolk Southern Agrees to Try Out Federal Safety Reporting Program

The company, which operated the train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, is the first major freight railroad to join a federal program that allows workers to report safety issues.