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...
Norfolk Southern Shareholders Sue Over Ohio Derailment March 20, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel Norfolk Southern Corp. shareholders have accused the railroad of defrauding them by prioritizing profit over safety prior to last month’s...
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Urges Federal Safety Probe Into All Major Freight Railroads March 16, 2023 By Richard Cowan and David Shepardson U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday urged a federal investigation into safety practices of all seven major freight...
Ohio Sues Norfolk Southern Over Train Derailment March 15, 2023 By David Shepardson The state of Ohio sued Norfolk Southern NSC.N Tuesday over the Feb. 3 derailment of a freight train that released...
Safety Agency Opens Probe of Norfolk Southern Rail Accidents March 9, 2023 By Josh Funk and John Seewer Federal investigators are opening a wide-ranging investigation into one of the nation’s biggest railroads following a fiery derailment on the...
Norfolk Southern Promises $7M for Pennsylvania Communities Affected by Ohio Train Derailment March 7, 2023 Norfolk Southern has promised to pay $7 million in relief to Pennsylvania communities affected by last month’s train derailment over...
Train Derailments in Michigan, Ohio Have Similar Risks, Different Outcomes February 21, 2023 By John Flesher TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) – Police Chief Jason Wright feared the worst as he rushed to the scene of a...
Ohio Residents Kept Out as Air Checked Near Derailed Train February 8, 2023 EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) – It’s unclear when evacuated residents might be able to return home to the area where...
BNSF Railway Joins Legal Fight Against Unions Over Vaccine Mandate November 10, 2021 By Josh Funk Another major railroad has gone to court to determine whether it has the authority to require all its employees to...