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, NTSB
(Source: Television station WSYX, February 14, 2023) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s lawmakers said they want more — more testing, a more vigorous response, and more accountability — in the wake of the train derailment and toxic chemical release in East Palestine, Ohio, last...
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, 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 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 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
February 8, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, February 8, 2023) Days after crews released and burned toxic chemicals transported by a wrecked train in Ohio, residents remain concerned about the toxic substances that could be lingering in their evacuated neighborhoods. Residents in the...
February 8, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Television station WKBN, February 6, 2023) EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — The fire in East Palestine is still burning as community members figure out what the new week will bring. First responders are still waiting until it’s safe enough to head back to the scene...
