
Norfolk Southern agrees to pay $600 million for Ohio train derailment
Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to last year's fiery train derailment that affected East Palestine, Ohio.
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Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to last year's fiery train derailment that affected East Palestine, Ohio.
Images from a local fire company show a train derailed Saturday morning in Lower Saucon Township near Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Police said eight cars came off the tracks, including two that toppled onto their sides.
Police said the train was being moved around a rail yard when at least three cars came off the tracks.
Wednesday's incident comes less than a week after a collision on the 1 line caused a derailment and injured dozens.
Service is suspended due to what the agency described as "a minor slow speed derailment."
The MTA is working to clean up a partial freight train derailment in Queens that is likely to impact the evening commute.
Crews are working to rerail a Long Island Rail Road train that went off the tracks on Thursday afternoon before they can repair the impacted track and restore service. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has a live update from the scene.
Eastbound trains are bypassing three stations near the derailment in Jamaica, Queens and the agency says all riders should expect delays for the morning commute. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has the very latest.
LIRR riders should expect delays, cancellations and combined trains and track changes through midday Friday.
At least seven people were injured on Thursday morning. MTA Chairman Janno Lieber addressed the media.
CBS News New York's Jim Smith and Natalie Duddridge have extended coverage of the LIRR train derailment in Queens that left at least seven people with minor injuries.
CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge is first on the scene with a live report from the derailment that left several passengers with minor injuries.
The MTA reports several minor injuries after an LIRR train derailed Thursday in Jamaica, Queens. We hear from an expert about some common causes.
The MTA says several passengers were injured in the derailment Thursday morning in Jamaica, Queens.
Images broadcast on local stations showed smashed train compartments torn open with blood-stained holes of twisted metal, and scores of passengers lying beside the tracks.
Service is suspended into Long Island City, Queens and limited to 120th Avenue.
The driver of the truck was cited for "operating a vehicle without reasonable control" after he went off the side of the road, hit a ditch and pole, and overturned.
The train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, was carrying vinyl chloride, the same chemical released in Paulsboro, N.J. in 2012.
Nearby residents were asked to shelter in place. The railway company said that there were no hazardous materials aboard the train.
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams' attorney Alex Spiro criticized the mayor's corruption case after the DOJ recommended dropping the charges.
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NYC has three more snow chances this week, so how many inches will the city, N.J. and Long Island see when it's all said and done?
New York City and the surrounding area caught a break from the snow Monday, but more is on the way.
As the latest winter storm wraps up around NYC, snow totals show how many inches fell across the area.
Another round of snow and sleet is coming to NYC on Saturday night, and much of the area will be under a winter storm watch.
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New York City and the surrounding area caught a break from the snow Monday, but more is on the way.
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As the latest winter storm wraps up around NYC, snow totals show how many inches fell across the area.
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CBS News New York's John Elliott isn't calling for much in the way of accumulation, but there is a concern about ice.
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