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Norfolk Southern's CEO and others testify during a Senate committee hearing on the fiery train derailment that occurred in early February in East Palestine, Ohio. AILSA CHANG, HOST: The head of Norfolk Southern Railroad offered an apology today for the train derailment and release of toxic chemicals last month in…

Norfolk Southern 8993 Credit - Emmett Tullos, CC SA 2.0. A Norfolk Southern train derailed Thursday in Alabama, hours before company CEO Alan Shaw faced lawmakers over the Feb, 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Thursday’s derailment took place in Calhoun County around 6:45 a.m. in the Quad Cities…

Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw told senators Thursday morning that his company is doing “what’s best” for the community of East Palestine in the wake of a disastrous train derailment. Shortly before he began speaking about the company’s renewed commitments to rail safety, another Norfolk Southern train derailed in Alabama.…

Another Norfolk Southern train derailed in Alabama on Thursday morning, the company confirmed in a statement to Axios. Driving the news: This is the third such incident since early February. A derailment of a two-mile long freight train in East Palestine, Ohio that was carrying hazardous chemicals has put a…

Politics Sen. J.D. Vance’s testimony to the EPW on the Railway Safety Act and relief for East Palestine. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) The following is the written statement of Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio before the Committee on Environment and Public Works on Thursday, March 9, 2023. This is…

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…