Railroads Accused of Runaway Greed by ‘Liberal’ Watchdog (UPDATED)
On the same day that the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Railroad Subcommittee is holding a hearing on Surface Transportation Board reauthorization, while rail labor is in the midst of contentious contract negotiations and the STB is conducting hearings on controversial subjects like reciprocal switching and Amtrak access, Accountable.US, described by several general media outlets including NBC News as a “liberal-leaning watchdog” group, has a released a blistering 40-page attack on Class I railroads accusing them of unchecked greed and profiteering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Some industry observers are inferring the report has “labor’s fingerprints all over it.”