Norfolk Southern to Settle Ohio Derailment Class Action Lawsuit for $600M April 9, 2024 April 9 (Reuters) – U.S. railroad operator Norfolk Southern NSC.N said on Tuesday it had reached a $600 million deal...
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...
Norfolk Southern Ordered to Solely Pay for Ohio Train Derailment Cleanup March 11, 2024 By Josh Funk Norfolk Southern alone will be responsible for paying for the cleanup after last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio,...
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...
Railroads Say They’re Making Safety Changes to Reduce Derailments After Ohio Crash February 6, 2024 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The changes railroads announced after last year’s fiery crash in East Palestine, Ohio, haven’t yet made...
Fast Trains, Toxic Chemicals: Why Rail Safety Is Still a Problem February 2, 2024 By Thomas Black In the year since the derailment of a Norfolk Southern Inc. train brought national attention to US railroad safety, little...
No Injuries Reported in Train Derailment, Partial Rail Bridge Collapse in South Dakota September 1, 2023 NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (AP) – No injuries or hazardous spills have been reported in a train derailment in a...
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...
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...
East Palestine Community Struggles to Trust Authorities and Norfolk Southern After Train Disaster June 23, 2023 By Zahra Hirji The Norfolk Southern Corp. train was on fire when it passed Jessica Conard’s backyard in East Palestine, Ohio. Conard was...