February 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Freight Waves, February 14, 2023) The Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in Ohio released more toxic chemicals than first reported, according to a report NS provided to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Full story: Freight...
February 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: USA Today, January 15, 2023) Had industry lobbying interests not prevailed on the 2015 ECP brake rule, the Norfolk Southern Railway train involved in the Feb. 3 derailment may have been equipped with the better braking system, shown in studies to reduce the...
February 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: ABC News, February 14, 2023) Waterways along the Ohio River are still contaminated with hazardous materials following a train derailment that spilled multiple toxic chemicals, but officials are confident that those waterways are contained and not affecting...
February 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Load Star, February 14, 2023) US rail seems to be in an extremely bad place. A colleague this morning sent a message: “There’s been a CSX derailment”. A quick look on the internet, however, and there have been an awful lot recently. CSX’s accident in...
February 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS, NTSB, PSR
(Source: The Hill, February 14, 2023) Questions have swirled in recent days around the root causes of the accident and whether residents should be concerned about a continued threat to land and water. The accident has also raised scrutiny over safety regulations. Full...
February 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Television station WFMJ, February 15, 2023) The National Transportation Safety Board investigators say they expect to publish a preliminary report in two weeks on the Norfolk Southern derailment. The NTSB announced on Tuesday that they have located the rail...
February 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Columbus Dispatch, February 14, 2023) The fiery derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and controlled release of one of the chemicals it was carrying has prompted concern that the drinking water some five...
February 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WKBN, February 12, 2023) First News was recently informed of three more chemicals that were on the Norfolk Southern train that derailed in East Palestine just over a week ago — and we are being told that those chemicals are dangerous. Full...
February 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WKBN, February 13, 2023) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sent a letter to Norfolk Southern claiming it failed to properly dispose of contaminated soil after the train derailment in East Palestine. Full story:...
February 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Advertiser, February 13, 2023) Animals are falling sick and dying near the site of a hellish Ohio train derailment last Friday which released toxic chemicals into the air, according to reports — sparking fears of the potential health impacts the crash...
