(Source: National Public Radio, August 3, 2023)
More than five months after the disastrous train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan H. Shaw has doubled down on the rail company’s response while also promising to become the “gold standard” of safety for the freight industry. Yet union officials and railroad workers remain skeptical about the direction the industry is heading and whether their concerns will be heard.
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