Tag: Norfolk Southern

NTD Evening News (March 9): ‘Twitter Files’ Journalists Testify at Government Weaponization Hearing; Norfolk Southern CEO Apologizes

Journalists Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger testified on the “Twitter Files” to the House’s Weaponization of Government subcommittee on March 9, days after Republicans on the committee released a report claiming the Federal Trade Commission has harassed Elon Musk over the reporting. Another Norfolk Southern train derailed in Alabama, just hours before the rail company’s…


LIVE NOW: NTD Business (March 9): Journalists on ‘Censorship Industrial Complex’; Biden Budget Proposal ‘Inefficient’: Tax Foundation

Two journalists testify before Congress today, on what they call a “censorship-industrial complex.” What did they reveal? The CEO of Norfolk Southern, in the hot seat. Senators grilled him over the chemical-carrying train that derailed last month. What does he have to say for himself? JPMorgan sues a former senior banker over his ties to sex…


NTD Business (March 9): Journalists on ‘Censorship Industrial Complex’; Biden Budget Proposal ‘Inefficient’: Tax Foundation

Two journalists testify before Congress Thursday on what they call a “censorship-industrial complex.” What did they reveal? The CEO of Norfolk Southern is in the hot seat. Senators grilled him over the chemical-carrying train that derailed last month. JPMorgan sues a former senior banker over his ties to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. What could it mean…


Kennel Owner Who Fled Ohio Train Derailment Says Business Destroyed

Champion dog breeder, trainer, and kennel owner Katie Schwarzwaelder was out of town celebrating her 30th birthday when alarming phone calls got her phone jumping. Friends and neighbors saw distant smoke in the direction of her 27-acre property in Darlington Township, Pennsylvania, and thought her kennel was on fire. Schwarzwaelder immediately called her kennel manager….


Farmers Fear Contamination at Start of Growing Season Near Train Derailment

With spring planting just around the corner, Ohio and Pennsylvania farmers near the Norfolk Southern train derailment are worried about the effect spilled chemicals will have on their crops and livestock. In a joint letter on Wednesday, Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) asked Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas…


National Transportation Safety Board Opens Special Investigation Into Norfolk Southern ‘Safety Culture’

Prompted by a string of “five significant accidents” involving Norfolk Southern Railway, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced on March 7 that it is opening a special investigation of the company’s “organization and safety culture.” “Given the number and significance of recent Norfolk Southern accidents, the NTSB also urges the company to take immediate…


Norfolk Southern Employee Killed When Train Collides With Dump Truck in Cleveland

A Norfolk Southern Railway employee was killed on March 7 when a freight train collided with a dump truck in Cleveland, Ohio. Louis Shuster, a Norfolk Southern conductor, “was fatally injured early Tuesday morning at the Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works property in Cleveland, Ohio. At this time, officials are reporting that the conductor was struck by…


Norfolk Southern Announces Safety Plan Amid Train Derailment Aftermath

Plagued by repeated freight train derailments, including a toxic crash in eastern Ohio in early February and another accident in southwest Ohio outside of Springfield on March 4, Norfolk Southern Railway introduced a six-point plan on March 6 “to immediately enhance the safety of its operations.” The plan is based on the National Transportation Safety…


Railroad Offers Temporary Help to Residents Impacted by Ohio Toxic Train Derailment

As cleanup continues more than a month after one of its freight trains derailed in East Palestine, Norfolk Southern Railway said it will pay for residents who live within a mile of the accident site to temporarily relocate. “As soil work continues at Norfolk Southern’s derailment site, some residents close to the derailment site may…


Norfolk Southern’s Second Ohio Trail Derailment Under Investigation

After another Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) train derailed in Springfield, Ohio, over the weekend, authorities have launched an investigation. This is the third train derailment on a line owned by NSC after the toxic Feb. 3 incident in East Palestine, Ohio—one of the worst environmental disasters in recent memory. The first incident involved the deliberate…