Pittsburgh first responders train with Norfolk Southern for train emergencies
Pittsburgh first responders trained Thursday to prepare for incidents involving freight trains.
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Pittsburgh first responders trained Thursday to prepare for incidents involving freight trains.
More than three years after the Norfolk Southern train derailment, a $600 million class action settlement is finally paying out.
Thousands of people gathered to watch the world's largest operating steam locomotive chug through Pennsylvania for the first time as part of a coast-to-coast tour celebrating America's 250th anniversary.
Four years ago Tuesday, 17 Norfolk Southern trains derailed in Harmar Township, spilling 3,000 gallons of non-flammable petroleum distillate.
The Atlanta-based railroad said Friday that it earned $547 million, or $2.43 per share, down from $750 million, or $3.31 per share, a year ago.
The whistleblower group Government Accountability Project uncovered a letter they say allegedly proves negligence in testing for contaminated soil at the site of the crash.
Vice President JD Vance visited East Palestine on Monday to see what still needs to be done and how to avoid another disaster.
East Palestine will get $22 million in a settlement from Norfolk Southern on top of the already $13 million already paid.
East Palestine and Norfolk Southern have announced a $22 million settlement after the toxic train derailment in 2023.
A 60-year-old man died after he was hit by a train on Friday night in Hempfield Township.
A federal judge has approved a $600 million class-action settlement involving last year's disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Lawyers argue the agreement should be approved later this month.
Senators Bob Casey, John Fetterman, and Rep. Chris Deluzio sent a letter to the company this week.
The National Transportation Safety Board's daylong hearing on what caused the disastrous East Palestine train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last year gave the community, railroads, and policymakers plenty to think about.
The NTSB confirmed that a trackside detector failed to detect accurate elevated temperatures in a railcar bearing that was on fire 20 miles away from where it derailed.
The federal government agreed to a modest $15 million fine for Norfolk Southern over the East Palestine train derailment.
Norfolk Southern has reached an agreement to settle a class action lawsuit over the hazardous train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Norfolk Southern has reached an agreement to settle a class action lawsuit over the hazardous train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
A federal judge has ruled that Norfolk Southern alone will be responsible for paying for the cleanup.
Federal investigators say they will determine the cause of last year's fiery Norfolk Southern derailment in eastern Ohio at a hearing in East Palestine this June 25.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says it's more important that the investigation is done right instead of being done fast.
The site no longer smells of chemicals from the fire and controversial controlled burn that followed, but the effects still linger.
Railroad officials announced the change this week as they reiterated their long-term commitment to helping the town of East Palestine, Ohio, and the surrounding area near the Pennsylvania border recover.
The costs related to the East Palestine derailment continue to grow to reach $966 million for Norfolk Southern, but the railroad's service is improving and its insurance companies have started to pay their share of the cost of the crash in eastern Ohio early this year.
he railroad industry has been in the spotlight ever since the February derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
