Topline The state of Ohio is suing Norfolk Southern Railway over a derailment last month that caused a toxic chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio, the state attorney general announced Tuesday, promi...
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Norfolk Southern CEO Says Safety Standards ‘Were Not Enough’ As Senate Grills Him On Ohio Derailment
Topline Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw said Thursday he was “deeply sorry” for the impact of the derailment of a train carrying toxic materials last month in East Palestine, Ohio, and conceded the tra...
Train Derailment In West Virginia Injures 3 And Spills Diesel
Topline A train derailment in rural West Virginia early Wednesday morning injured three crew members and spilled diesel fuel into the New River, though officials say they do not believe there is signi...
Norfolk Southern adjusts train safety after third derailment
This photo taken with a drone shows the continuing cleanup of portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Gene J. Puskar | ...
How the Ohio Derailment May Power a Company With Deep Roots in Train Safety
Derailments have plagued trains since their invention, sometimes driving change. This past week, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg responded to the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern derailment and toxic s...
CDC Workers Canvass East Palestine To Investigate Health Risks From Trail Derailment
Topline Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention arrived in East Palestine, Ohio, Saturday to investigate the possible health risks stemming from a recent train derailment, after ...
House Republicans Launch Probe Into Buttigieg’s East Palestine Derailment Response
Topline Republicans on the House Oversight Committee launched an investigation Friday into Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s response to this month’s train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, ...
Your Friendly Reminder That Pipelines Are Safer Than Rail
OHIO, UNITED STATES – FEBRUARY 17: Smoke and flames rise after after the train derailment in East … [+] Palestine, Ohio, United States on February 17, 2023. The train derailment happened o...
Criticizes Trump As Derailment Sparks Partisan Feud
Topline Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg acknowledged Thursday he could have spoken out about the toxic train derailment in eastern Ohio sooner, but urged former President Donald Trump—who visi...
NTSB Ohio train derailment report points to overheated wheel
Workers continue to clean up remaining tank cars, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in East Palestine, Ohio, following the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern freight train derailment. Matt Freed | AP Federal authorities o...
EPA Orders Norfolk Southern To Pay For Cleanup After Disastrous Ohio Train Derailment
Topline The Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern Railway to pay for the cost of cleaning up a derailment and massive chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio, on Tuesday, as the fede...
Tracking Unidentified Balloons And Train Derailment Smoke Plumes
OHIO, UNITED STATES – FEBRUARY 17: (——EDITORIAL USE ONLY â MANDATORY CREDIT – “UNITED STATES … [+] ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) / HANDOUT” – NO MARKETING N...
Three Dead In Amtrak Derailment In Missouri
Topline An Amtrak train bound from Los Angeles to Chicago derailed Monday afternoon after hitting a dump truck near Mendon, Mo., killing three, according to state law enforcement, while news outlets r...