February 15, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WFMJ, February 11, 2023) Norfolk Southern, the railway company at the center of the East Palestine derailment disaster, will alert some residents that their well water might not be safe. The ‘Potable Well Task Group’ is heading...
February 14, 2023 | AFL-CIO, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines, NS, TTD
(Source: Freight Waves, February 10, 2023) The fiery derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in Ohio on Feb. 3 has prompted some rail unions to press the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to increase its oversight of the freight railroads’ safety operations. Since...
February 10, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, FRA, Headlines, NS, NTSB, PSR
(Source: The Lever, February 8, 2023) Before this weekend’s fiery Norfolk Southern train derailment prompted emergency evacuations in Ohio, the company helped kill a federal safety rule aimed at upgrading the rail industry’s Civil War-era braking systems, according to...
February 10, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, PSR, TTD
(Source: Associated Press, February 9, 2023) The fiery derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals — sending a huge plume of smoke in the air and forcing residents of a small Ohio town to evacuate — has highlighted the potentially disastrous consequences of train...
February 10, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 9, 2023) All rail cars where a train derailment occurred Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio, have been cleared from the site, Norfolk Southern Railway announced yesterday. Freight rail service has been restored to mainline 2, NS...
February 10, 2023 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: www.al.com, February 9, 2023) With still no timetable for Amtrak trains to roll between Mobile and New Orleans, the nation’s passenger rail operator is warning people to stay off the tracks. Full story: www.al.com
February 9, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WKBN, February 9, 2023) YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — A third class action lawsuit has been filed in regards to the East Palestine train derailment. Full story: www.wkbn.com
February 9, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, February 8, 2023) EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Evacuated residents can safely return to the Ohio village where crews burned toxic chemicals after a train derailed five days ago near the Pennsylvania state line, East Palestine Fire Chief Keith...
February 9, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Freight Waves, February 8, 2023) Norfolk Southern’s lanes linking the Northeast with markets in the Midwest may continue to face disruptions as the railroad seeks to fully restore network fluidity following a train derailment that occurred Friday evening in...
February 8, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Television station WFMJ, February 6, 2023) EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Norfolk Southern has declared the controlled release of toxic chemicals into the air in East Palestine a success. Full story: www.wfmj.com
