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Norfolk Southern Estimates Ohio Derailment Will Cost $387M

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern expects February’s fiery Ohio derailment to cost it $387 million, but that total will likely increase over time and that doesn’t reflect how much the railroad’s insurance companies will eventually cover. The railroad provided …

Railroads Suffer 2 More Derailments, No Injuries Reported

Railroads reported two derailments, one in Alabama on Saturday and another in Texas on Monday, but no injuries or toxic chemical spills were reported. Three empty tank cars derailed but remained upright in a southeast Texas rail yard on Monday, …

Norfolk Southern Shareholders Sue over Ohio Derailment

Norfolk Southern Corp. shareholders have accused the railroad of defrauding them by prioritizing profit over safety prior to last month’s derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio. In a lawsuit filed on Thursday in Columbus, Ohio, …

Aches, Rashes and Fear: Trauma Remains After Ohio Derailment

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Heather Bable speaks rapidly, recalling the terror of the night when a train loaded with hazardous chemicals derailed less than a half-mile from her home in East Palestine, Ohio. She heard an earthshaking boom and, …

Norfolk Southern Announces Safety Upgrades Amid Derailments

Norfolk Southern announced plans on Monday to improve the use of detectors placed along railroad tracks to spot overheating bearings and other problems in response to a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border a month ago. The announcement came the …

Norfolk Southern to Pay Millions for Derailment: Governor

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — 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, Gov. Josh …

Ohio Residents, Norfolk Southern Strike a Deal on Crash Evidence

Ohio residents suing Norfolk Southern Corp. will get an extra day to inspect rail cars that spilled a toxic chemical during a train derailment this month before the company clears the crash site, according to a deal struck by the …

NTSB: Train Crew Got Safety Alert Just Before Derailment

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The crew operating a freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, did not receive a critical warning about an overheated axle until just before dozens of cars went off the tracks, federal safety investigators …

EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Clean Up Toxic Derailment

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern on Tuesday to pay for the cleanup of the East Palestine, Ohio, train wreck and chemical release as federal regulators took charge of long-term recovery efforts and …

Jeers, Boos from Ohio Villagers Enraged by Toxic Train Spill

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Residents of the Ohio village upended by a freight train derailment packed a gymnasium demanding reassurances after toxic chemicals spilled and burned in a huge plume over their homes and businesses. “I have three grandbabies,” …