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...
August 3, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines
(Source: National Public Radio, August 3, 2023) More than five months after the disastrous train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan H. Shaw has doubled down on the rail company’s response while also promising to become the “gold...
August 2, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, August 1, 2023) The National Transportation Safety Board said the Atlanta-based railroad changed its rules a day after the July 6 derailment to take a much more cautious approach when a hot bearing is found. After the derailment, the...
July 31, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, July 29, 2023) The best chance for heading off the February derailment in eastern Ohio depended on a Norfolk Southern employee working hundreds of miles away noticing a rapidly heating wheel bearing. Full story: ABC 6
