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A Norfolk Southern train derailed Thursday in Calhoun County, Alabama, hours before company CEO Alan Shaw faced lawmakers to answer questions about a Feb. 3 derailment that led to a toxic chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. The train was traveling from Atlanta to Meridian, Mississippi, when it derailed at…

Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw will tell lawmakers Thursday that he is “deeply sorry” for a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and that he is “determined to make it right,” according to written Senate testimony obtained by NBC News. “We will clean the site safely, thoroughly, and with urgency.…

A top railroad CEO plans to tell Congress he is “deeply sorry” for last month’s fiery train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border as the Senate launches what is likely to be the first in a series of hearings about railway safety and the Biden administration’s response to the disaster. The Norfolk Southern…

When a train carrying hazardous materials derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, last month, there were three people on board who were the first to witness the crash. The Norfolk Southern train running 151 cars long and covering more than 9,300 feet of track burst into flames when over a dozen…

An Ohio EPA emergency responder looks for signs of fish and checks for chemicals in a creek in East Palestine, Ohio. Photo: Michael Swensen/Getty Images Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw is scheduled to testify before a Senate committee Thursday about the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, as federal regulators…

Last Updated: March 08, 2023, 08:11 IST Washington, United States A general view of the site of the derailment of a train carrying hazardous waste in East Palestine, Ohio, US (Image: Reuters) The train crash in East Palestine forced residents to leave the town for a week but they complain…

Federal investigators announced on Tuesday a special investigation into rail operator Norfolk Southern following a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border in February and several other accidents, including the death of a train conductor just hours earlier Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board said it will begin a broad look at the railroad’s safety…

Politics When the train went off the tracks near where I grew up, I couldn’t stop thinking about a story my family used to tell. The view of the smoke funneling up from the controlled burn, as seen from a drone on Dave Anderson’s farm. Dave Anderson If the Norfolk…

Some Democrats have joined calls for President Joe Biden to visit the site of last month's toxic train derailment in eastern Ohio. On February 3, a train of nearly 150 cars derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, releasing toxic chemicals into the surrounding areas. Residents of the village were asked to…

In leaked audio heard by The Guardian, a manager of one of the US largest rail companies once told a former carman to stop tagging railcars for broken wheel-bearings because doing so delays other cargo.    The report on Friday came as federal agencies were investigating the derailment of a…