A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Norfolk Southern of causing hundreds of millions of dollars of losses for bondholders by concealing safety risks prior to the February 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio of a train carrying …
East Palestine and Norfolk Southern have announced a $22 million settlement resolving all of the village’s claims arising from the disastrous 2023 train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that prompted a national reckoning on railroad safety. The settlement is to …
The creeks around East Palestine, Ohio, were so badly contaminated by last year’s disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment that some workers became sick during the cleanup. Workers who reported headaches and nausea — while shooting compressed air into the creek bed, …
Norfolk Southern got a boost during the second quarter from insurance payments related to last year’s disastrous East Palestine derailment, but it also made progress in reducing its expenses and getting more efficient. The Atlanta-based railroad said it earned $737 …
Norfolk Southern agreed to pay a $15 million civil penalty and $57.1 million in past government cleanup costs on Thursday, as well as millions in future costs to resolve a U.S. government lawsuit over a 2023 train derailment in East …
State Farm Insurance brought forth a subrogation lawsuit last week against Norfolk Southern over damages to a pair of East Palestine, Ohio homes allegedly caused by the railroad company’s February 2023 train derailment. State Farm filed a complaint in Columbiana …
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The costs related to the East Palestine derailment continue to grow to reach nearly $1 billion for Norfolk Southern, but the railroad`s service is improving and its insurance companies have started to pay their share of …
President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to continue holding Norfolk Southern accountable for its February derailment in eastern Ohio and appoint a FEMA official to oversee East Palestine`s recovery, but he still stopped short of declaring a disaster. Biden issued …
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern`s CEO pledged to continue working to improve safety after consultant the railroad hired following the fiery Ohio derailment recommended making sure that safety is truly a priority at all levels and continuing many efforts …
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A minor coal train derailment in Virginia in early July prompted Norfolk Southern to rethink the way it responds to problems with overheating bearings, but it`s not clear why the railroad didn`t make similar changes months …