ATHENS—Two trains collided head-on in Greece killing at least 32 people and injuring 85 late on Tuesday night, the fire brigade said, but the cause of the deadliest rail crash in Greece in decades remained unclear. An intercity passenger train traveling from Athens to the northern city of Thessaloniki collided at high speed with a…
FEMA and Other Agencies Give Update on East Palestine Train Derailment Recovery (Feb. 27)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) holds a briefing on the East Palestine train derailment recovery efforts at 4:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 27. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Debra Shore, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, FEMA Region 5 Regional Administrator Thomas C. Sivak, CDC/ATSDR Team Lead Jill Shugart, Pennsylvania Department of Health Deputy Secretary Dr. Wendy Braund,…
East Palestine Residents Could See Long-Term Health Concerns From Toxic Chemicals: Researchers
Weeks after the train derailment carrying hazardous chemicals in Ohio, an analysis shows that residents could be subject to a range of long-term health complications after finding nine air pollutants at higher-than-normal levels. Researchers at Texas A&M and Carnegie Mellon wrote on Friday that nine out of about 50 chemicals that the Environmental Protection Agency said…
NTSB Releases First Report on Train Derailment in East Palestine, Points to ‘Overheat Failure’
The National Transportation Security Board (NTSB) on Thursday issued an initial report on the Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals that derailed in East Palestine, sparking a fire and sending contaminants into the air and water. The report, which is preliminary and subject to change as investigators deepen their probe, suggests that blame for the…
NTSB Releases 1st Report on Train Derailment in East Palestine, Points to ‘Overheat Failure’
The National Transportation Security Board (NTSB) on Feb. 2 issued an initial report on the Norfolk Southern freight train carrying toxic chemicals that derailed this month in East Palestine, Ohio, sparking a fire and sending contaminants into the air and water. The report, which is preliminary and subject to change as investigators deepen their probe,…
LIVE 6:30 PM ET: NTD Evening News (Feb. 21): 3rd Train Derails in Midwest in Just 3 Weeks; Biden Rallies NATO Allies in Poland After Putin Speech
A Union Pacific coal train derailed in Nebraska on Feb. 21. It was the third major derailment in the Midwest in less than a month. Meanwhile, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern to handle and pay for all necessary cleanup after its train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, more than…
NTD Evening News (Feb. 21): 3rd Train Derails in Midwest in Just 3 Weeks; Biden Rallies NATO Allies in Poland After Putin Speech
A Union Pacific coal train derailed in Nebraska on Feb. 21. It was the third major derailment in the Midwest in less than a month. Meanwhile, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern to handle and pay for all necessary cleanup after its train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, more than…
Another Train Derails in Midwest Following Ohio Train Disaster
Another train has derailed in the Midwest in Nebraska, officials have confirmed. Officials say that it occurred in Gothenburg, a city located in central Nebraska, on Tuesday morning. Several locals claimed that it was the third or fourth derailment in the same spot in the past year or so. “At about 1:45 a.m. CST today, approximately…
Backlog of 38,000 Air Complaints Facing Canadian Transportation Agency, Senate Committee Hears
A Senate transport committee meeting on Feb. 15 was told that the Canadian Transportation Agency has a record backlog of up to 38,000 air complaints. “The Canadian Transportation Agency has reported about a 38,000-complaint backlog that they are working through,” Craig Hutton, associate assistant deputy transport minister, told the federal committee. He said that 97…
2 Train Derailments Have Similar Risks, Different Outcomes
February 18, 2023
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.—Police Chief Jason Wright feared the worst as he rushed to the scene of a freight train derailment in Michigan’s Van Buren Township, mindful of a fiery rail crash this month in Ohio that led to evacuations and a toxic chemical release. Instead, the situation a half-hour’s drive west of Detroit was far…
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