The accident record of Norfolk Southern Railway grew longer after another of its trains derailed outside of Springfield, Ohio, on March 4. Norfolk Southern confirmed in a statement that 20 cars of a 212-car train veered off the tracks around 5 p.m. near the Clark County Fairgrounds. Residents within 1,000 feet of the crash were…
Another Ohio Train Derailment Adds to Norfolk Southern’s Safety Record Woes
March 5, 2023
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Norfolk Southern CEO a No-Show at East Palestine Town Hall, Angering Residents
Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, were left visibly angered on Thursday when Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw failed to make an appearance at a town hall meeting to discuss the February derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials. Shaw, who was widely criticized for failing to show up at an earlier town meeting two weeks…
Rail Union Says Workers Getting Sick After East Palestine Derailment
Railway workers who helped clean up the wreckage of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio last month have been suffering from health issues such as migraines and nausea, according to a union representative. Jonathan Long, a Norfolk Southern Railway employee for nearly 30 years and the general chairman of the American Rail System Federation of…
Shipment of Contaminated Waste Resumes From Ohio Toxic Train Derailment Site
After halting the process on Feb. 24, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that shipment of contaminated waste from the toxic train derailment site in eastern Ohio could resume on Feb. 28. Amid objections from Michigan authorities who said they weren’t aware that hazardous materials were headed into their state, the EPA ordered a temporary…
EPA Administrator Admits There Is a ‘Deficit of Trust’ in Toxic Train Derailment Response
Recognizing “there has been a deficit of trust” in the federal government among East Palestine residents in the aftermath of the Feb. 3 toxic train derailment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan returned to the eastern Ohio village on Feb. 28. Regan attended a roundtable with students and teachers at East Palestine High…
‘Environmental Catastrophe’: Ohio Residents Launch Class Action Against Railroad Firm Over Derailment
February 26, 2023
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Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have filed a class action lawsuit against Norfolk Southern Corp., alleging that the railroad company’s “negligent actions” in the wake of a Feb. 3 derailment and chemical spill had created an “environmental catastrophe.” Noting that Norfolk Southern took two hours to file a report on the crash, Youngstown, Ohio, attorney…
Timeline of Ohio Train Derailment, Toxic Chemical Spill
When Feb. 3 dawned, East Palestine was like most small communities in America—the kind of place where everyone seems to know everyone, high school football Friday nights are like holidays, and families have lived for generations. That comfort and nostalgia abruptly changed by around 9 p.m. when a Norfolk Southern Railway freight train carrying 151…
EPA Orders Temporary Halt to Shipping of Ohio Toxic Train Crash Contaminated Waste
February 26, 2023
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Amid objections from Michigan authorities who said they were not aware hazardous materials were headed into their state, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered a temporary pause on shipments of contaminated waste from the site of Norfolk Southern Railway’s Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. “Everyone wants this contamination gone from the…
Erin Brockovich Says There’s No ‘Quick Fix’ for Ohio Train Derailment
February 25, 2023
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On taking the stage in the East Palestine High School auditorium on Feb. 24, environmental activist Erin Brockovich told a crowd mostly composed of local residents dealing with the aftermath of a toxic train derailment she was “here with a message you don’t want to hear but maybe you know.” “Superman is not coming. Nobody…
Railroad Company Linked to Toxic Train Crash Helped Fund Ohio Governor’s Campaigns: Report
February 25, 2023
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who authorized an end to the evacuation order of East Palestine two days after a controlled burn sent toxic vinyl chloride into the air and onto the ground after a Norfolk Southern Railway train crash, has received financial support from the railroad for several years, according to a Columbus, Ohio TV…
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