March 13, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: ABC News, March 10, 2023) Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw was evasive at times Thursday when asked direct questions from senators, despite his assurances that he and his company were committed to helping the residents of East Palestine, Ohio, affected by...
March 13, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: CNN, March 12, 2023) Jim Stewart was getting ready to sell his home in East Palestine, Ohio, and retire. Then came the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train on February 3, releasing toxic chemicals into the air and nearby water, and he fears crashing the...
March 13, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Paid Sick Leave
(Source: Common Dreams, March 9, 2023) Thursday’s U.S. Senate hearing about the ongoing environmental and public health disaster in East Palestine, Ohio “did not go well” for Norfolk Southern president and CEO Alan Shaw, the progressive media...
March 13, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WFMJ, March 11, 2023) People gathered around the town’s gazebo in Lisbon to protest Norfolk Southern’s response to the toxic train derailment in East Palestine. The people here from across the valley say the effects of the...
March 13, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 11, 2023) A few dozen protesters rallied in front of Norfolk Southern’s Midtown Atlanta headquarters on Saturday afternoon, voicing support for rail workers and people affected by the company’s toxic derailment in East...
March 10, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: NBC News, March 9, 2023) A Norfolk Southern train derailed Thursday in Calhoun County, Alabama, hours before company CEO Alan Shaw faced lawmakers to answer questions about a Feb. 3 derailment that led to a toxic chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. Full...
March 10, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, March 10, 2023) U.S. railroads were warned to take certain cars out of service Thursday after Norfolk Southern discovered loose wheels on a car involved in last weekend’s derailment in Ohio. NS said in a statement that after the railroad...
March 10, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, PSR
(Source: USA Today, March 10, 2023) Every day, the nation’s railroads move millions of tons of raw materials and finished goods around the country on about 140,000 miles of rails, but their safety record is getting new attention amid the ongoing scrutiny of the...
March 9, 2023 | CSX, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, March 9, 2023) SANDSTONE, W.Va. — An empty coal train hit a rockslide along tracks in West Virginia on Wednesday morning, causing a fiery derailment that injured three crewmembers, CSX Transportation said in a statement. Full story: National...
March 9, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Yahoo Finance, March 8, 2023) Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) Vice President and National Legislative Representative Vince Verna joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the Ohio train derailments, railroad regulation, and the outlook for...
