Norfolk Southern Says CEO Under Investigation for Alleged Ethical Lapses September 11, 2024 By Josh Funk Norfolk Southern’s CEO Alan Shaw is under investigation for potential ethical lapses, the railroad confirmed Monday. A spokeswoman for the...
Railway Worker’s Death in Ohio Prompts Concerns Over Remote Control Trains August 30, 2024 By Josh Funk The CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote-control locomotives in a railyard last year...
East Palestine Residents Seek More Time, Information Before $600M Settlement Deadline August 22, 2024 By Josh Funk Some East Palestine, Ohio, residents want more time and more information before they have to decide by a deadline this...
Hidden Report Reveals Worker Illnesses From Ohio Derailment Cleanup August 19, 2024 By Josh Funk The creeks around East Palestine, Ohio, were so badly contaminated by last year’s disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment that some workers...
Some Ohio Residents Can Now Get $25,000 for Injuries in 2023 Train Derailment August 1, 2024 By Josh Funk People who live near East Palestine, Ohio, can now get $25,000 apiece for any injuries they sustained after last year’s...
Norfolk Southern Reports $156M in Insurance Payments Following Ohio Derailment July 31, 2024 By Josh Funk Norfolk Southern got a boost during the second quarter from insurance payments related to last year’s disastrous East Palestine derailment,...
Rushed Railcar Inspections and ‘Stagnated’ Safety Record Reinforce Concerns July 26, 2024 By Josh Funk Major freight railroads are rushing railcar inspections, reinforcing known safety concerns raised by unions for years, but at a House...
EPA Watchdog Investigates Delay in Using Specialized Plane After Ohio Derailment July 19, 2024 By Josh Funk The EPA’s Inspector General is investigating why the agency didn’t get its specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors into the...
Few Residents Opt Out of Proposed $600 Million Settlement in Ohio Train Derailment July 18, 2024 By Josh Funk Few people ultimately opted out of the $600 million class action settlement Norfolk Southern offered to people affected by last...
Norfolk Southern Says it Will Examine Vent and Burn Decisions June 24, 2024 By Josh Funk Days before the National Transportation Safety Board is set to explain why first responders were wrong to blow open five...