August 10, 2023 | DOL, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: OSHA/ Department of Labor press release, August 9, 2023) After several U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety and health investigations at the East Palestine, Ohio, site where a Norfolk Southern Corp. train derailed in February 2023, the train’s...
August 10, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: Freight Waves, August 9, 2023) Improving communication and training as well as fostering trust between the company and its workers are some of the areas where Norfolk Southern could do better, according to a Wednesday report from the Federal Railroad...
August 10, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: Associated Press, August 9, 2023) Norfolk Southern made improvements after one of its trains derailed, caught fire and spilled toxic chemicals near an Ohio town, but the company is nowhere near the “gold standard for safety” it is striving to be, according to...
August 10, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines
(Source: Cleveland.com, August 7, 2023) U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown on Monday urged President Joe Biden and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to approve Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s request that the East Palestine train derailment be declared a federal disaster....
August 9, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Editorial published in The Sharon Herald, August 8, 2023) We were both shocked and impressed by the in-depth reporting done by LNP/ LancasterOnline and WITF on what the news organizations called “toxic trains.” Journalists pieced together an alarming picture...
August 8, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Lancaster Online, August 5, 2023) LANCASTER, Pa. — Dozens of small fires on properties bordering a rail line owned by Norfolk Southern prompted multiple 911 calls to Lancaster County first responders on Wednesday and Thursday. In some cases, fire units that...
August 8, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines
(Source: Cleveland.com opinion column by East Palestine Fire Chief Keith Drabick, August 6, 2023) Six months ago, a 151-car Norfolk Southern train with 11 cars of hazardous cargo derailed in my hometown of East Palestine, Ohio. The resulting fire turned night into day...
August 4, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines
(Source: The Hill opinion column by East Palestine resident Misti Allison, August 3, 2023) One night, as my 7-year-old son climbed into bed, he turned to me and asked, “Mommy, am I going to die?” Then, he began to sob. Full story: The Hill
August 3, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, TTD
(Source: Statement by the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, August 3, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On behalf of all U.S. rail unions and workers, the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO today released the following statement commemorating six...
August 3, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, August 3, 2023) Congress responded to the fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio earlier this year with bipartisan alarm, holding a flurry of hearings about the potential for railroad crashes to trigger even larger disasters. Both parties...
