February 8, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Television station WFMJ, February 6, 2023) EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Norfolk Southern has declared the controlled release of toxic chemicals into the air in East Palestine a success. Full story: www.wfmj.com
February 8, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, February 8, 2023) Days after crews released and burned toxic chemicals transported by a wrecked train in Ohio, residents remain concerned about the toxic substances that could be lingering in their evacuated neighborhoods. Residents in the...
February 8, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, NS
(Source: Trains Magazine, February 7, 2023) EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said today (Tuesday, Feb. 7) that he expects Norfolk Southern to pay for the costs related to the derailment and fire in the community on the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line....
February 8, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Television station WKBN, February 6, 2023) EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — The fire in East Palestine is still burning as community members figure out what the new week will bring. First responders are still waiting until it’s safe enough to head back to the scene...
February 8, 2023 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 6, 2023) Amtrak train crews this week will begin required training for future operation of its new Gulf Coast passenger-rail service between Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans. Full story: Progressive...
February 6, 2023 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WJHL, February 3, 2023) YUMA, Va. — A Norfolk Southern employee suffered a serious injury Thursday morning while working at a rail yard in Yuma, Virginia, according to a company spokesperson. Full story: www.wjhl.com
February 6, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Salem News, February 6, 2023) EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Two videos obtained by the National Transportation Safety Board showed preliminary indications of a possible mechanical issue with one of the rail car axles before a Norfolk Southern train derailed Friday...
February 6, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, February 6, 2023) EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Officials monitoring the smoldering, tangled wreckage of a train derailment in northeastern Ohio urgently warned hundreds of nearby residents who had declined to evacuate to do so Sunday night, saying...
February 6, 2023 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, February 1, 2023) CHICAGO — The City Council agreed Wednesday to vacate streets and alleys to pave the way for a $150 million expansion of Norfolk Southern Railway’s intermodal yard in Englewood after the local alderperson lifted the...
January 30, 2023 | Headlines, NS
(Source: CBS Pittsburgh, January 30, 2023) A Norfolk Southern locomotive caught on fire on Sunday morning in Westmoreland County. Full story: CBS Pittsburgh
