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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…

WASHINGTON — With pressure mounting to visit the site of the toxic chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio, President Joe Biden said last week that, yes, he does intend to go. But there is no trip in the works. Nothing on his schedule. Nor are there any plans in motion…

Derailment of propane tanker in Roseburg Oregon. Photo/Shutterstock. There has been a national conversation about the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and the public danger connected to the wreck of 20 tanker cars full of hazardous chemicals. Columnist Steve Brown interviewed Captain Brian Davis, Emergency Management Director, Fayette County…

The train derailment involving hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio is a useful eye-opening reminder of why our local fire and law enforcement entities must be capable of a top-notch response to prevent a loss of life, contamination of the water supply, and destruction of property. Waiting until we have…

A train derailed in Ohio on Saturday requiring hazardous materials crews to respond, just weeks after another train carrying toxic chemicals derailed and ignited a fire near the town of East Palestine. File Photo courtesy of Norfolk Southern March 5 (UPI) -- A train derailed in Ohio on Saturday afternoon,…

A second train derailment in Ohio Saturday has lawmakers calling for additional freight safety rules at a time when the industry is already on the defensive following last month's disastrous toxic chemical derailment. “I am very concerned about the power of the railroads to beat back safety regulations,” Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said on…

A Norfolk Southern train derailment in Springfield, Ohio – the second in the state in just over a month – did not involve any hazardous materials or cause any spillage, according to local officials and the rail operator.  "Local, state first responders confirm no hazardous materials found at train derailment…