March 13, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB, PSR
(Source: The Times Leader, March 13, 2023) A nationally recognized train safety expert is taking the railroad industry to task, calling it “one of the most protected and coddled industries in our country.” Full story: The Times Leader
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 | Congressional Hearing, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Hill, March 9, 2023) Testifying before the Senate on Thursday, the CEO of Norfolk Southern stopped short of making commitments to pay for East Palestine, Ohio, residents’ health care in the wake of a train derailment that spilled hazardous chemicals in...
