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 4, 2023 | CSX, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS
(Source: Trains.com, August 3, 2023) Norfolk Southern, in a lawsuit filed this week in Delaware, accuses CSX Transportation of hampering its access to New England by repeatedly violating the operating agreements related to CSX’s 2022 acquisition of regional Pan Am...
August 1, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Trains.com, July 31, 2023) The National Transportation Safety Board today released its preliminary report about a Norfolk Southern coal train that derailed in Virginia on July 6 after a wheel bearing failure. Full story: Trains.com
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
July 31, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Herald-Star, July 31, 2023) Members of the Unity Council for the East Palestine Train Derailment took their concerns to Capitol Hill on Thursday, sharing their stories with lawmakers and demanding action by taking action. Full story:...
July 28, 2023 | Fatality, News, NS
A memorial plaque honoring the late Lou Shuster, former president of BLET Division 607, was dedicated in a ceremony on July 26 at Norfolk Southern’s Rockport Yard in Cleveland, Ohio. Brother Lou, 46, was killed in an accident while working as a conductor for NS at a...
July 28, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Associated Press, July 27, 2023) The costs associated with Norfolk Southern’s fiery February derailment in Ohio have more than doubled to $803 million as the railroad works to clean up the mess and moves forward with all the related lawsuits. The additional...
July 18, 2023 | CSX, Derailment, Headlines, NS
(Source: CNN, July 17, 2023) Emergency crews are investigating a CSX train derailment on Norfolk Southern tracks in southeast Pennsylvania near Philadelphia. About 16 of the train’s 40 cars derailed around 4:50 a.m. Full story: CNN
July 6, 2023 | FRA, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: Trains Magazine, July 6, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration is demanding immediate changes to Norfolk Southern’s conductor trainee program, citing “grave deficiencies” that have been marked by incidents resulting in “amputations and other serious...
