Norfolk Southern CEO promises to keep improving safety on railroad based on report
he railroad industry has been in the spotlight ever since the February derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
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Norfolk Southern says a software defect, not a hacker, forced it to park its trains this week
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Norfolk Southern is recovering from a technology problem that shut down its railroad
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Norfolk Southern to pay thousands in fines following OSHA inspection in East Palestine
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Norfolk Southern agrees to thousands in fines
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Darlington Township and Lawrence Co. receive $1 million for community relief from Norfolk Southern
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East Palestine resident express frustration over derailment
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Norfolk Southern files complaint, says other companies should share blame in East Palestine derailment
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Safety concerns dominate Norfolk Southern railroad CEO's job since East Palestine derailment
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Pennsylvania crops show no contamination related to the East Palestine train derailment
Testing of several crops showed no contamination.
Union official says safety of railroads has been compromised by job cuts and time constraints
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As chemical cleanup continues in East Palestine, disease detectives work to understand why so many got sick
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Preliminary report on Norfolk Southern New Castle derailment focuses on hot bearing detectors, lack of alarm
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Norfolk Southern train, hauling soybeans and paraffin wax, derails near Montgomery Crossing in New Castle
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Senate panel OKs rail-safety bill; Norfolk Southern vows to help homeowners affected by Ohio derailment
A Senate committee on Wednesday approved a rail-safety bill introduced after the derailment of a freight train in East Palestine, Ohio, but its fate remains uncertain due to significant Republican opposition.
Norfolk Southern trains causing headaches for some Beaver County residents
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Norfolk Southern estimates Ohio derailment will cost $387M
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Norfolk Southern says the toxic train derailment cost it $387 million
Norfolk Southern attributes nearly $400 million in profit losses to the East Palestine train derailment.
East Palestine families living in limbo months after toxic train derailment
Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, say they're still living in limbo almost three months after a fiery Norfolk Southern train derailment blackened the skies and sent residents fleeing.
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