Media outlets are releasing articles about public ownership of the railroads as the Campaign gains steam. If you have an article that you would like to see added to this list, please email a link to publicrailnow@gmail.com.
Atlantic Civic Circle – Students and activists rallied at Norfolk Southern headquarters to push for the nationalization of the railroads in the wake of February’s East Palestine train derailment. Railroad Workers United organizer and Amtrak engineer Ron Kraminkow tells us why…
The Daily Campus – “The fallout from this highly preventable incident may continue for years to come, and there’s still so much we don’t know about the long-term effects on our air, water and soil.” And while Norfolk Southern has seemingly…
Toronto Star – If railways are so strategically vital to the economy that the federal government is encouraged to use “every tool at their disposal” to prevent a strike, then the time has come to renationalize Canadian National.
Prism – “As locomotive engineers, conductors, signal maintainers, car inspectors, track workers, dispatchers, machinists, and electricians, we experience the reality that our jobs are becoming increasingly dangerous due to insufficient staffing, inadequate maintenance, and a lack of oversight and inspection. We…
Jacobin – Fed up with rail companies putting profits before workers and surrounding communities, the rank-and-file group Railroad Workers United is launching a campaign for railroad nationalization. We spoke with one of their leaders about the proposal.
Southern Workers Assembley – This [Public Rail Ownership] is a critical initiative that would greatly benefit rail workers, the mostly Black, brown, migrant communities that bear the brunt of toxic chemicals from rail yards, and workers and oppressed people as a…