Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw on March 22 offered his “full-throated endorsement” for “many provisions” in a bipartisan Senate bill to strengthen railroad safety regulations but he would not commit to promoting the legislation’s passage. Shaw’s testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was similar to the remarks he delivered at the Senate…
Senators Continue to Express Dismay Over Norfolk Southern CEO’s Answers About Ohio Toxic Train Derailment
March 22, 2023
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Bi-Partisan Cooperation Emerges With Two Bills in Aftermath of Ohio Toxic Train Derailment
March 21, 2023
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Since the toxic derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train in eastern Ohio on Feb. 3, Democrats and Republicans have pointed fingers at each other about the disaster and subsequent derailments. Yet bi-partisan cooperation on railroad safety legislation has emerged in both chambers on Capitol Hill. Following the Railway Safety Act of 2023 announced by…
Bipartisan Cooperation Emerges With 2 Bills in Aftermath of Ohio Toxic Train Derailment
March 21, 2023
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Since the toxic derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train in eastern Ohio on Feb. 3, Democrats and Republicans have pointed fingers at each other about the disaster and subsequent derailments. Yet bi-partisan cooperation on railroad safety legislation has emerged in both chambers on Capitol Hill. Following the Railway Safety Act of 2023 announced by…
State Senators Press Norfolk Southern CEO About Burning of Toxic Chemicals After Train Derailment
March 20, 2023
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As he did before a U.S. Senate committee hearing on March 9, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw apologized to residents in East Palestine, Ohio, and surrounding communities during a hearing before the Pennsylvania state senate on March 20. Unlike his appearance at the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in Washington, Shaw faced in-depth questioning…
NTD Evening News (March 14): House GOP Reviews Biden Family Financial Documents; Ohio Sues Northfolk Southern Over Derailed Train
March 14, 2023
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The Treasury Department allowed the Republican-led House Oversight Committee to review suspicious activity reports generated by the Biden family’s dealings with a Chinese energy company. President Joe Biden announced new gun control measures while visiting California. The White House calls the executive order the most comprehensive policy Biden can enact without Congress. Ohio is suing…
Ohio Files Lawsuit Against Norfolk Southern Over Toxic Train Derailment
March 14, 2023
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Citing his concern that Norfolk Southern Railway’s accident rate has increased 80 percent over the past 10 years, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced that his office has filed a 58-count civil lawsuit in federal court over the company’s Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine. Norfolk Southern violated numerous state and federal laws, caused the…
Group Issues ‘Urgent Action’ Warning About Loose Train Wheels
A railroad group on Thursday issued an advisory urging carriers to stop using certain railcars regarding concerns of loose wheels in the wake of the high-profile East Palestine derailment and other incidents in recent weeks. The Association of American Railroads (AAR), a trade group representing major freight railroads, released an alert warning about loose wheels in cars…
Norfolk Southern CEO Repeatedly Apologizes For Ohio Toxic Train Crash, Defends Safety Record in Senate Hearing
March 10, 2023
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Scrutinized by lawmakers during a Senate committee hearing about railroad safety on March 9, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw apologized multiple times for his company’s Feb. 3 toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, while repeatedly defending the railroad’s safety record. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing to explore the crash that occurred…
Railway CEO Declines to Commit to Pay for Long-Term Health Testing for Ohio Residents After Derailment
March 10, 2023
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Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw made an ambiguous promise Thursday to do “what’s right” for East Palestine, Ohio, residents after one of his rail company’s trains derailed there last month, releasing toxic chemicals into the environment. “We’re committed to doing what’s right for the folks of East Palestine and the community,” Shaw assured Sen. Tom…
Norfolk Southern Train Derails as CEO Testifies to Congress
March 9, 2023
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Another Norfolk Southern train derailed as its CEO, Alan Shaw, testified to Congress on Thursday about the toxic train crash in Ohio last month. The company said in a statement that some 30 cars on a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Alabama as it was heading from Atlanta, Georgia, to Mississippi. The cars that derailed…
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