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...
March 10, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: CNN, March 9, 2023) In a hearing with a group of bipartisan senators, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw apologized to East Palestine, Ohio, residents for the train derailment but was hesitant to answer questions from senators about future commitments to the...
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 | Congressional Hearing, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Guardian, March 9, 2023) Norfolk Southern’s decision to call for the burning of five derailed train cars in East Palestine, Ohio, was “jaw-dropping” and a consequence of poor communication by the railroad, a local emergency management official told a...
March 10, 2023 | Congressional Hearing, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: MarketWatch, March 9, 2023) Norfolk Southern Corp. CEO Alan Shaw will tell senators that the carrier is “committed to learning” from the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio and “making this right” for the local community affected by the disaster. The CEO...
March 10, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Congressional Hearing, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: Politico, March 9, 2023) Partisan rifts emerged Thursday during the first congressional hearing on the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio — with Democrats grilling Norfolk Southern’s CEO for his railroad’s role in the disaster, while Republicans pilloried the...
