The Village of East Palestine and Norfolk Southern have announced a $22 million settlement resolving all of the village’s claims arising from a disastrous 2023 train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border.
The settlement is to be used for priorities the village identifies in connection with the derailment, but it also recognizes about $13.5 million that Norfolk Southern has already paid to the village, according to the joint announcement posted on the village's website. It also reaffirms Norfolk Southern’s commitment of $25 million to ongoing improvements to East Palestine City Park.
