July 6, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, July 5, 2023) Norfolk Southern says the owner of the rail car that caused the fiery Ohio derailment in February failed to properly maintain it in the years before the crash, and the railroad wants to make sure that company and the owners of...
July 5, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Morning Journal, July 4, 2023) Monday, July 3, marked five months since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, and while some in the village are satisfied with both the cleanup efforts and the railroad’s attempts to make amends, others remain...
July 5, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS
(Source: Television station WOIO, July 5, 2023) Norfolk Southern filed a lawsuit Friday against seven companies involved in the February 3 derailment that resulted in hazardous chemicals being spilled and burned off in East Palestine. The lawsuit was filed in the...
July 3, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, June 29, 2023) Norfolk Southern has hired an outside consultant to advise on its safety culture. Some rail unions bristle — like BLET in particular — because the outside consultant is unfamiliar with railroads. “Hiring outside consultants...
July 3, 2023 | Headlines, NS, Supreme Court
(Source: Common Dreams, June 27, 2023) Opponents of unmitigated corporate power celebrated Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Norfolk Southern’s attempt to limit where companies can be sued. Full story: Common Dreams
June 23, 2023 | News, NS, Paid Sick Leave
Nearly 95% of BLET Divisions representing locomotive engineers on Norfolk Southern ratified a new paid sick leave agreement with Norfolk Southern on June 19. The new deal provides NS engineers with five new days of paid sick leave per year and the flexibility to use...
June 23, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB, Train Length
(Source: Politico, June 22, 2023) A Norfolk Southern locomotive engineer who inspected the train before it derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, was rebuffed when he told a supervisor he was concerned about the train’s length and composition, according to new information...
June 23, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Hill, June 22, 2023) Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee issued a new request Thursday for documents from Norfolk Southern, alleging the railroad company has failed to produce documents on its derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier...
June 22, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, June 22, 2023) Some of the key decisions made in the aftermath of February’s fiery derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in eastern Ohio will be examined at a hearing Thursday. Full story: Associated Press
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...
