February 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Beaver County Times, February 14, 2023) After meeting with local emergency management officials, Gov. Josh Shapiro has released an open letter criticizing Norfolk Southern Railway for their response to the incident. Full story: Beaver County...
February 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Yahoo News, February 15, 2023) Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is calling on Congress to re-examine some federal railroad regulations, after the derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials in his state triggered an explosion that sent toxic chemicals into the...
February 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: The Nation, February 15, 2023) As public outrage has grown over the toxic fallout from last week’s fiery derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train in East Palestine, Ohio, the urgent questions behind this disaster echo the past year’s confrontations over...
February 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: The American Prospect, February 14, 2023) In the village of East Palestine, on a late Friday evening, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed on the Ohio side of the Pennsylvania border, causing tanker cars to rupture and catch fire, releasing thousands of...
February 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Coal Valley News, February 15, 2023) The derailment of a Norfolk Southern train at East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3 has some people wondering if railroads’ cutbacks in personnel and push toward efficiency has come at the expense of safety of rail workers and...
February 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, PSR, Quarterly Income
(Source: Freight Waves, February 14, 2023) Two Wall Street analysts said Norfolk Southern won’t see a major hit to its bottom line following a major derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, a village roughly 50 miles from Pittsburgh. Bank of America’s Ken Hoexter wrote...
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...
