Insurers Seek Subrogation Against Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment June 28, 2024 By Ezra Amacher Four insurance companies filed a subrogation lawsuit against Norfolk Southern in federal court last week, alleging the rail carrier’s negligence...
NTSB Proposes Major Safety Changes After 2023 Ohio Train Derailment June 25, 2024 By David Shepardson The National Transportation Safety Board opened a meeting Tuesday to determine the probable cause of a February 2023 Norfolk Southern...
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...
Norfolk Southern to Pay $15M Civil Penalty, Cleanup Costs Over 2023 Ohio Derailment May 23, 2024 By David Shepardson and Clark Mindock Norfolk Southern NSC.N agreed to pay a $15 million civil penalty and $57.1 million in past government cleanup costs on...
Whistleblower Questions Delayed Use of Sensor Plane After Ohio Train Derailment May 16, 2024 By Josh Funk The U.S. government has a specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors that officials brag is always ready to deploy within...
Lawyers Want Ohio Residents to Wait for Details of $600M Derailment Settlement April 12, 2024 By Josh Funk The lawyers who negotiated a $600 million settlement with Norfolk Southern over that railroad’s disastrous 2023 derailment in Ohio want...
Freight Railroads Must Keep 2-Person Crews Under New Federal Rule April 4, 2024 By Josh Funk Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was finalized...
State Farm Sues Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment Damages February 26, 2024 By Ezra Amacher State Farm Insurance brought forth a subrogation lawsuit last week against Norfolk Southern over damages to a pair of East...
President Biden Visits East Palestine, Ohio to Assess Cleanup After Train Derailment February 20, 2024 By Josh Boak and Darlene Superville EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday surveyed the federal cleanup in East Palestine, Ohio, more than...
NTSB to Release Cause of East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment in June Hearing February 12, 2024 By Josh Funk Federal investigators say they will determine the cause of last year’s fiery Norfolk Southern derailment in eastern Ohio at a...