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...
Federal Regulators Promise Safety Review at all the Major Freight Railroads June 12, 2023 By Josh Funk The Federal Railroad Administration recently completed a review of Norfolk Southern’s safety culture in the wake of the February’s fiery...
Firm That Employed Children to Clean Meat Plants Keeps Losing Work May 3, 2023 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The slaughterhouse cleaning company that was found to be employing more than 100 children to help...
Norfolk Southern Estimates That Ohio Derailment Cost $387M April 27, 2023 By Josh Funk Norfolk Southern expects February’s fiery Ohio derailment to cost it $387 million, but that total will likely increase over time...
Buffett Says People Shouldn’t Worry About Berkshire, Banks April 13, 2023 By Josh Funk Billionaire Warren Buffett assured investors Wednesday that Berkshire Hathaway will be fine when he’s no longer around to lead the...