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Norfolk Southern Says Other Companies Should Share Blame in Fiery Ohio Derailment

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern says the owner of the rail car that caused the fiery Ohio derailment in February failed to properly maintain it in the years before the crash, and the railroad wants to make sure that …

Norfolk Southern Bondholders Sue over Safety Disclosures

NEW YORK – Norfolk Southern Corp. was sued on Tuesday by bondholders who said they lost hundreds of millions of dollars because the railroad concealed safety risks prior to the February derailment in Ohio of a train carrying hazardous chemicals. …

9 Railcars from Norfolk Southern Train Derail In Pennsylvania

On the same day that another Norfolk Southern train derailed, a Senate committee on Wednesday approved a rail-safety bill introduced after the derailment of a freight train in East Palestine, Ohio. The fate of the bill remains uncertain due to …

Norfolk Southern Estimates Ohio Derailment Will Cost $387M

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern expects February’s fiery Ohio derailment to cost it $387 million, but that total will likely increase over time and that doesn’t reflect how much the railroad’s insurance companies will eventually cover. The railroad provided …

Railroads Suffer 2 More Derailments, No Injuries Reported

Railroads reported two derailments, one in Alabama on Saturday and another in Texas on Monday, but no injuries or toxic chemical spills were reported. Three empty tank cars derailed but remained upright in a southeast Texas rail yard on Monday, …

Norfolk Southern Shareholders Sue over Ohio Derailment

Norfolk Southern Corp. shareholders have accused the railroad of defrauding them by prioritizing profit over safety prior to last month’s derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio. In a lawsuit filed on Thursday in Columbus, Ohio, …

Aches, Rashes and Fear: Trauma Remains After Ohio Derailment

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Heather Bable speaks rapidly, recalling the terror of the night when a train loaded with hazardous chemicals derailed less than a half-mile from her home in East Palestine, Ohio. She heard an earthshaking boom and, …

Norfolk Southern Announces Safety Upgrades Amid Derailments

Norfolk Southern announced plans on Monday to improve the use of detectors placed along railroad tracks to spot overheating bearings and other problems in response to a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border a month ago. The announcement came the …

Norfolk Southern to Pay Millions for Derailment: Governor

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Norfolk Southern has pledged several million dollars to cover the cost of the response and recovery in Pennsylvania after last month’s derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals just across the border in Ohio, Gov. Josh …

Ohio Residents, Norfolk Southern Strike a Deal on Crash Evidence

Ohio residents suing Norfolk Southern Corp. will get an extra day to inspect rail cars that spilled a toxic chemical during a train derailment this month before the company clears the crash site, according to a deal struck by the …