May 1, 2023 | Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: ProPublica, May 1, 2023) After seeing images of kids crawling under trains, regulators ask companies to address blocked crossings, lawmakers demand consequences, residents clamor for solutions and Norfolk Southern’s CEO calls a mayor to work out a fix. Full...
May 1, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Times Leader, May 1, 2023) When the Environmental Protection Agency opened the floor to questions at the conclusion of Thursday’s air monitoring informational session at The Way Station in East Palestine, residents were ready. The EPA was not. Full story:...
May 1, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Midland Daily News, May 1, 2023) Dow has confirmed that it had product, ethylhexyl acrylate, in one railcar on the Norfolk Southern trail that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. According to the Associated Press, ethylHexyl acrylate is one of five toxic...
April 28, 2023 | BNSF, CN, CP, CSX, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, KCS, NS, PSR, UP
(Source: Press release from the National Counsel for Occupational Safety and Health, April 26, 2023) The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) announced today the “Dirty Dozen” list of employers who put workers and communities at risk due...
April 28, 2023 | Fatality, Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WJW, April 27, 2023) The dump truck driver involved in the March 7 accident that killed Norfolk Southern conductor and BLET member Louis Shuster pleaded not guilty on Thursday morning. Full story: www.fox8.com
April 28, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS
(Source: Reuters, April 27, 2023) An Ohio prisoner has sued Norfolk Southern over his alleged exposure to chemicals following the February derailment of a company-operated freight train that caused toxic substances to spill and catch fire in East Palestine, Ohio. Full...
April 27, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Freight Waves, April 26, 2023) Norfolk Southern officials are hoping for service improvements in the second half of 2023 following a first half marred by a number of prominent train derailments, most notably the February derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, of...
April 26, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Editorial in the Columbus Dispatch, April 23, 2023) The nation’s attention has waned, but the needs of the people impacted by the derailment persists. So has the call to strengthen regulations to prevent other tragedies as trains get bigger and longer...
April 26, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: CNN, April 26, 2023) Norfolk Southern said a February derailment that released massive amounts of toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, cost the railroad $387 million. That dragged profit lower by about a third. The Atlanta-based company reported it earned...
April 25, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, April 24, 2023) Almost 3 months after a fiery Norfolk Southern train derailment blackened the skies, sent residents fleeing and thrust East Palestine into a national debate over rail safety, residents say they are still living in limbo....
