June 21, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NTSB, Railroad Safety
(Source: Associated Press, June 21, 2023) The Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration proposed a new rule Wednesday that would require all railroads to immediately send the details of everything aboard their trains to every emergency responder within...
June 21, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Politico, June 20, 2023) Four months after a Norfolk Southern train carrying a toxic cocktail of hazardous materials derailed there, East Palestine, Ohio, is back in the news. Chemical company CEOs, union officials, railroad lobbyists and federal...
June 21, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS
(Source: Television station WFMJ, June 20, 2023) Norfolk Southern Railroad is opposing efforts by the federal government and the State of Ohio to recoup the costs of cleaning up hazardous materials left following the derailment of one of their trains in East Palestine...
June 19, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, June 16, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board Friday released the list of organizations providing witnesses for the two-day investigative hearing in East Palestine, Ohio, next...
June 19, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines
(Source: The Ohio Star, June 17, 2023) Protesters interrupted a session of the Ohio House this week demanding that Governor Mike DeWine declare a state of emergency in East Palestine as a result of the catastrophic train derailment earlier this year. Full story: The...
June 16, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Freight Waves, June 15, 2023) Blocked crossings and prevention of future derailments are among the key issues as three lobbying groups representing state and local governments push Senate leaders to bring the Railway Safety Act of 2023 to the Senate floor for...
June 14, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines
(Source: Al Jazeera’s Fault Lines, June 13, 2023) After a train derailment in Ohio, Fault Lines investigates whether the railroad industry has prioritized profits over safety. Full video: Al Jazeera
June 13, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Morning Journal, June 13, 2023) U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) took time out of his tour of RBS Manufacturing in East Palestine on Monday to discuss the current status of the Railway Safety Act of 2023 — the bipartisan bill introduced by Brown and his...
June 13, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines
(Source: Cleveland.com, June 12, 2023) The state of Ohio will soon offer zero-interest, forgivable loans of up to $1 million to businesses hurt by the East Palestine train derailment last February, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday. Full story:...
June 12, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Associated Press, June 10, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration recently completed a review of Norfolk Southern’s safety culture in the wake of the February’s fiery derailment in Ohio, and officials plan to follow up with similar investigations of all...
