March 2, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, March 2, 2023) Proposed safety measures in response to the East Palestine train derailment are part of a $12.6 billion state transportation budget passed Wednesday by the Ohio House with bipartisan support. Full story: Associated...
March 1, 2023 | 2-man Crews, DOT, East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, February 21, 2023) Among the immediate calls for action: Freight rail industry should accelerate phase-in of safer tank cars and provide workers paid sick leave, and Congress can raise existing caps on the...
March 1, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: USA Today, February 27, 2023) The train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, has left the small community devastated, and questions about the environmental and public health consequences remain unanswered. It also spurred calls for action to hold the freight...
March 1, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Hill, February 28, 2023) Ohio residents who filed a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern over the derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials through East Palestine urged a judge on Monday to block the company from destroying evidence related to the...
March 1, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Freight Waves, February 27, 2023) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has told Norfolk Southern where to dispose of waste from the site of the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in part because of concerns elsewhere about having it...
February 23, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, News, NS, NTSB
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, February 23 — The following statement is from Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) National President Eddie Hall in response to the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) preliminary report released today on the East...
February 21, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Derailment, DOT, East Palestine-NS, News, NS, Remote Control
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, February 21 — The following statement is from BLET National President Eddie Hall in response to recommendations released today by U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg: Our members who work in the cabs of the nation’s train engines welcome...
February 16, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, February 15, 2023) Residents of the Ohio village upended by a freight train derailment packed a school gym to seek answers about whether they were safe from toxic chemicals that spilled or were burned off. But residents had many questions...
February 16, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: CNN, February 16, 2023) Nearly two weeks after a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the eastern Ohio village of East Palestine and sparked a massive dayslong blaze, residents packed a high school gym Wednesday for a meeting with...
February 16, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: CBS News, February 15, 2023) When Norfolk Southern train 32N derailed in Ohio earlier this month, it was not the first time it had experienced problems on the route. The train, which originated from Madison, Illinois, on the evening of Feb. 1, broke down at...
