Articles by Josh Funk

Railroads Say They’re Making Safety Changes to Reduce Derailments After Ohio Crash

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The changes railroads announced after last year’s fiery crash in East Palestine, Ohio, haven’t yet made a major difference, statistics show, and reforms have stalled in Congress. A few key measures in the latest Federal Railroad …

Norfolk Southern Says Total Costs of East Palestine Derailment Up to $1.1B

Norfolk Southern’s fourth-quarter profit fell 33% because of the ever growing costs of the cleanup of last year’s fiery derailment in eastern Ohio, but the railroad did deliver 3% more shipments during the quarter and even without the costs related …

Ohio Business Owner Sues Norfolk Southern for $500 Million

A business owner with companies near where a Norfolk Southern train derailed and caught fire in February has sued the railroad for $500 million, saying most of his eastern Ohio companies have remained closed and he hasn’t been able to …

Shipping Container Explosion in Nebraska Railyard Raises Questions About Loading Procedures for Hazardous Materials

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Federal inspectors have twice found hundreds of defects in the locomotives and railcars Union Pacific uses at the world’s largest railyard in Nebraska, but none of those seem to explain why a shipping container filled with …

Ohio Business Owner Sues Norfolk Southern for $500 Million

A business owner with companies near where a Norfolk Southern train derailed and caught fire in February has sued the railroad for $500 million, saying most of his eastern Ohio companies have remained closed and he hasn’t been able to …

1.2 Million Chickens Will be Slaughter At Iowa Egg Farm Where Bird Flu Was Found

An additional 1.2 million chickens will be slaughtered to prevent the spread of the bird flu after the virus was confirmed on an Iowa egg farm in the second massive case this week. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land …

Nearly 1M Chickens Will be Killed on a Minnesota Farm Due to Bird Flu

Nearly 1 million chickens on a Minnesota egg farm will be slaughtered to help limit the spread of the highly contagious bird flu after it was confirmed there, officials said Monday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the virus …

Berkshire Hathaway Reports $12.8B Loss as Investments Fall; Insurance Performed Well

Warren Buffett`s company has reported a nearly $13 billion loss in the third quarter as the paper value of its investments fell, but the companies it owns – particularly the insurers – generally performed well. Berkshire Hathaway said Saturday that …

Derailment Costs Grow for Norfolk Southern but Railroad’s Trains Moving More Smoothly

Norfolk Southern’s costs related to the East Palestine derailment have grown to reach nearly $1 billion, but the railroad`s service is improving and its insurance companies have started to pay their share of the cost of the crash in eastern …

Railroads Work to Make Sure First Responders Can Quickly Look Up What is on a Train After a Derailment

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – In the chaos after a Norfolk Southern train careened off the tracks and caught fire in eastern Ohio in February, it took roughly 45 minutes for firefighters to learn exactly which chemicals were involved. Now the …