Nation Jun 25 Trackside sensor didn’t catch burning rail bearing suspected in East Palestine derailment in time, NTSB says The hearing on Tuesday is expected to disclose new findings from the investigation into the February 2023 derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania line.
Economy May 23 Norfolk Southern will pay modest $15 million fine as part of a federal settlement over Ohio train derailment Residents were generally underwhelmed by the deal the Environmental Protection Agency and Justice Department announced Thursday, two days after a federal judge signed off on the railroad's $600 million class action settlement with residents.
Economy May 02 Union Pacific undermined regulators’ efforts to assess safety, federal regulators says Federal regulators say Union Pacific managers undermined their efforts to assess safety at the railroad by coaching employees on how to respond and suggesting they might be disciplined.
Nation Apr 27 Residents take stock of damage from tornadoes that tore through Nebraska and Iowa The Friday night tornadoes wreaked havoc in the Midwest, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes.
Economy Apr 11 Freight railroads ask courts to throw out new rule requiring 2-person crews on trains Four railroads have asked federal appeals courts to throw out a new rule that would require two-person train crews in most circumstances. The identical challenges were filed this week in appellate courts across the country.
Economy Apr 02 Freight railroads must keep 2-person crews, according to new federal rule 2 years in the making The Transportation Department's Federal Railroad Administration released the details of the rule two years in the making on Tuesday. It comes amid an intense focus on railroad safety following a fiery February 2023 derailment in Ohio.
Economy Mar 07 Norfolk Southern alone should pay for cleanup of eastern Ohio train derailment, judge says The decision that was issued Wednesday threw out the railroad's claim that the companies that made the chemicals that spilled during the derailment and those that owned the rail cars involved should share the cost of the cleanup.
Nation Feb 02 A year after a train derailment in Ohio spilled hazardous chemicals, health fears persist for East Palestine Daily life largely returned to normal for the nearly 5,000 residents of East Palestine, Ohio, months after a Norfolk Southern train derailed and spilled a cocktail of hazardous chemicals that caught fire a year ago. But residents' worries and fears…
Nation Jan 05 Iowa principal critically injured in school shooting risked himself to protect students, police say State authorities said Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger and other staffers and students were wounded in the Thursday morning shooting, that left one sixth-grade student dead.
Politics Sep 21 Biden says Norfolk Southern must be held accountable for Ohio train derailment but won’t declare disaster 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 stopped short of declaring a disaster.