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Railroad group warns that car flaw could cause derailments

The main U.S. railroad trade group has taken the rare step of warning railroads to take certain cars out of service because they could cause a derailment

The Independent UK

Norfolk Southern train derails in Alabama, no public threat

A Norfolk Southern train derailed in Alabama on Thursday, but company and local officials said there is no threat to the public

The Independent UK

Railway CEO apologises for toxic train crash at US Senate hearing

Norfolk Southern chief says he is ‘terribly sorry’ but stops short of fully backing Senate bill to boost safety rules.

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Norfolk Southern’s call to burn derailed train cars ‘jaw-dropping’, Senate hears

Local official tells panel of chaotic response Ohio derailment and operator’s chief executive makes first appearance before Congress

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Norfolk Southern CEO pledges environmental, economic restoration at Ohio crash site

WASHINGTON — The head of Norfolk Southern Corp. pledged at a Senate hearing Thursday to fully restore environmental and economic conditions in the Ohio community where one of the company’s trains derailed last month, triggering a fire and public health concerns.

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Norfolk Southern train derails in Alabama, third in several weeks

The incident follows two Norfolk Southern train derailments in Ohio.

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Biden vows to protect social security and Medicare in speech outlining budget plan – as it happened

Alan Shaw of Norfolk Southern testifies to Senate after federal investigation announced into rail company’s safety culture – follow the latest

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Norfolk Southern CEO pledges environment, economic restoration at crash site - Roll Call

Chief executive Alan Shaw pledged at a Senate hearing to restore environmental and other conditions in East Palestine, Ohio.

Roll Call

There are about 3 U.S. train derailments per day. They aren't usually major disasters

The U.S. saw more than one thousand train derailments last year, but industry leaders say traveling by rail remains one of the safest methods of transportation.

WEKU

Senators grill the Norfolk Southern CEO over the East Palestine rail disaster

The CEO of Norfolk Southern railroad faced pointed questioning over the hazardous train derailment and fire that released toxic fumes last month, as well as his company's safety culture.

WEKU

Norfolk Southern CEO bringing apology, aid to Senate hearing

The chief executive of one of the nation’s largest railroads is coming to a Senate hearing with an apology and a commitment to send millions of dollars to the village on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border disrupted last month by a fiery derailment

The Independent UK

Norfolk Southern CEO 'deeply sorry,' as senators ready probe

The chief executive of one of the nation’s largest railroads is preparing to tell a Senate committee he is “deeply sorry” for the fiery derailment last month on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border

The Independent UK

Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw to tell Congress he's "deeply sorry"

The tragic derailment has ensnared his company in a public relations disaster and left residents of East Palestine reeling.

Axios

Railroads propose safety reforms after fiery Ohio derailment

The major freight railroads have announced a number of steps they are taking to improve safety in the wake of last month's fiery Ohio derailment

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Norfolk Southern CEO in the hot seat

Alan Shaw will be grilled by the Senate about the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

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NTSB to investigate Norfolk Southern safety practices amid accidents

The special investigation comes after a conductor was killed during a collision Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

Norfolk Southern disregarded safety rules in Ohio, union warned US in 2022

More than six months before February’s toxic train derailment, a union representing Norfolk Southern Corp. employees in Ohio warned federal regulators that the railroad repeatedly disregarded its own safety rules for screening trains.

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NTSB launches special probe into Norfolk Southern safety practices

The National Transportation Safety Board announced Tuesday it is launching a special investigation into Norfolk Southern’s corporate organization and safety culture.

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AFP

US probes rail firm's safety record after toxic derailment

Washington (AFP) - The US transportation regulator announced a special investigation Tuesday into the safety record of Norfolk Southern Railway, a month after one of its trains derailed and released toxic chemicals in an Ohio town.

The Independent UK

Federal agency launches special investigation into Norfolk Southern after train derailments

A second Norfolk Southern train derailed less than 10 miles from East Palestine in early March

The Independent UK

Safety agency opens probe of rail operator Norfolk Southern

Federal investigators on Tuesday announced a special investigation into rail operator Norfolk Southern

Reason

Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Just Got A Lot More Real

If the Supreme Court upholds Pennsylvania's personal jurisdiction statute, residents of East Palestine, Ohio can sue the railroad in Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

John Fetterman sponsored a bill from the hospital. Here’s what he can and can’t do in the Senate during treatment

WASHINGTON — When a bipartisan group of senators from Pennsylvania and Ohio reached across their border to introduce a rail safety bill last week, Sen. John Fetterman joined them.

The Independent UK

Norfolk Southern announces safety upgrades amid derailments

Norfolk Southern says it plans to improve the use of detectors along the tracks that are supposed to spot overheating bearings and other problems in the wake of a fiery Ohio derailment a month ago

The Independent UK

Norfolk Southern will pay more than $7.4m over Ohio train derailment, governor says

Gov Josh Shapiro says Norfolk Southern has pledged several million dollars to cover the cost of the response and recovery in Pennsylvania after last month’s derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals just across the border in Ohio

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