Rail Whistleblowers Fired for Voicing Safety Concerns August 22, 2023 By Josh Funk Hours before a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio and erupted in fire in February, a judge ruled a former...
Warren Buffett Gives $27M in Berkshire Hathaway Stock to an Unnamed Charity August 18, 2023 By Josh Funk Investor Warren Buffett has donated Berkshire Hathaway stock worth $27 million to an unnamed charity. Buffett disclosed the gift of...
Norfolk Southern Falls Short of Safety Standards, Say Federal Regulators August 11, 2023 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Norfolk Southern made improvements after one of its trains derailed, caught fire and spilled toxic chemicals...
Poorly Designed Railroad Crossing in Rural Missouri Contributed to Fatal Amtrak Derailment, Investigators Find August 4, 2023 By Josh Funk A dump truck driver last year may have never seen an oncoming Amtrak train before it was too late, federal...
Norfolk Southern Changes Policy on Overheated Bearings After Ohio Derailment August 3, 2023 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A minor coal train derailment in Virginia in early July prompted Norfolk Southern to rethink the...
Norfolk Southern Says Cost of Ohio Derailment Doubles to $803M July 28, 2023 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The costs associated with Norfolk Southern`s fiery February derailment in Ohio have more than doubled to...
Meat Processor Agrees to Reform Hiring After Two Teens Found at a Minnesota Plant July 10, 2023 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) __ A second company involved in meat processing has agreed to reform its hiring practices after investigators...
Norfolk Southern: Other Companies Should Share Blame in Fiery Ohio Derailment July 7, 2023 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Norfolk Southern says the owner of the rail car that caused the fiery Ohio derailment in...
Norfolk Southern Looks to Others to Share Blame in February Derailment July 7, 2023 By Josh Funk Norfolk Southern says the owner of the rail car that caused the fiery Ohio derailment in February failed to properly...
Firefighters Struggled to Identify the Toxic Freight in Ohio Train Derailment, Chiefs Say June 26, 2023 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Firefighters who responded to February’s fiery train derailment in Ohio struggled to immediately identify the hazardous...