Norfolk Southern’s 60-second cap on inspections is making rail workers go ‘absolutely ballistic’

Norfolk Southern is not alone in pushing for inspections to be done quickly to keep trains moving.

Norfolk Southern sparked renewed concerns about flaws being missed during railcar inspections when it told employees this week they should spend no more than a minute looking at each car. But the railroad said the rule simply reflects the current industry standard, and there are no plans for disciplining employees for missing that one-minute target.

Rail unions have been raising the...