March 1, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines
(Source: New York Focus, February 28, 2023) In the wake of the recent train derailment and toxic chemical release in East Palestine, Ohio, Governor Kathy Hochul called on the federal government to enact stricter regulations on hazmat trains and said that safety is her...
March 1, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Hill, February 28, 2023) Ohio residents who filed a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern over the derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials through East Palestine urged a judge on Monday to block the company from destroying evidence related to the...
March 1, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Freight Waves, February 27, 2023) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has told Norfolk Southern where to dispose of waste from the site of the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in part because of concerns elsewhere about having it...
March 1, 2023 | DOT, East Palestine-NS, Headlines
(Source: Kansas City Star, February 27, 2023) U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday pledged to hold American freight railroads to stricter standards in the wake of a train disaster in Ohio last month and Republican criticism of the Biden...
February 23, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, News, NS, NTSB
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, February 23 — The following statement is from Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) National President Eddie Hall in response to the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) preliminary report released today on the East...
