Train derails in Minnesota, catching fire and prompting evacuations
BNSF said in a statement that 22 cars derailed with four catching fire, but that no injuries were reported due to the accident.
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BNSF said in a statement that 22 cars derailed with four catching fire, but that no injuries were reported due to the accident.
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw appeared before the Senate Commerce Committee, his second appearance before Congress since a toxic train derailment in Ohio last month. Roxana Saberi has more.
The CEO of Norfolk Southern testified about the train derailment in Ohio. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion discusses the hearing.
About eight cars derailed and the cause is being investigated, a spokesperson from the railroad said.
A timeline of events surrounding the Feb. 3 train derailment near East Palestine, Ohio, which forced hundreds of residents to evacuate their homes for several days.
"The fallout from this highly preventable accident is going to reverberate throughout Ohio for many years to come," Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said.
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw was grilled by a Senate committee Thursday about the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last month. CBS News correspondent Roxana Saberi joined Shanelle Kaul to discuss.
Data from the Federal Railroad Administration shows that there an average of three derailments per day in the United States.
The company said it discovered that a "specific model and series of railcars had loose wheels."
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw has pledged to make things right following the Ohio train derailment last month. Lawmakers grilled Shaw on Capitol Hill about safety and health concerns. CBS News correspondent Roxana Saberi joined CBS News' Jeff Glor to discuss.
Alan Shaw, the chief executive officer of Norfolk Southern, appeared before a Senate panel Thursday to face questions regarding the Feb. 3 toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Shaw was also questioned about several other derailments, including one that occurred in Alabama early Thursday. Roxana Saberi reports.
The CEO of Norfolk Southern, Alan Shaw, apologized for the impacts of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, during a Senate hearing on Thursday. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion followed his testimony and joins us with the latest.
The portion of the New River impacted by the train derailment is part of a national park, and is believed to be older than the Appalachians.
East Palestine, Ohio, resident Erin Stauffer joins CBS News from Capitol Hill ahead of Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw's testimony. Shaw is set to testify before the Senate committee investigating last month's train crash in the small town and tells CBS News what she hopes to hear in Thursday's testimony.
The conductor of a Norfolk Southern train died Tuesday after colliding with a dump truck at a steelmaking facility in Cleveland, Ohio. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
The NTSB is launching a special investigation into Norfolk Southern Railway's "organization and safety culture" following multiple accidents dating back to December 2021.
Pennsylvania's governor said Norfolk Southern has pledged several million dollars to his state to help cover the cost of the response to last month's toxic train derailment in the neighboring community of East Palestine, Ohio. The company also created a new six-point safety plan in the hopes of avoiding another incident. CBS News correspondent Roxana Saberi joined Anne-Marie Green to discuss that and another derailment that happened over the weekend.
A month after a train carrying hazardous material derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, another train operated by the same company derailed in the state over the weekend. Dashcam video caught the moment the Norfolk Southern train came off the tracks. Roxana Saberi has more.
Community members and the Biden administration are calling for reform and accountability after another Norfolk Sothern train derailed in Ohio. CBS News correspondent Roxana Saberi has the latest on the crash and what the railway company is vowing as a result.
Nearby residents were asked to shelter in place. The railway company said that there were no hazardous materials aboard the train.
CBS News transportation safety analyst and the former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board Robert Sumwalt joins us to discuss Norfolk Southern's second train derailment in Ohio over the course of about a month. He also weighs in on a Southwest Airlines plane making an emergency landing following a bird strike on Sunday, and the death of a passenger on a private jet that encountered severe turbulence Friday.
Protests continued in Greece as thousands of demonstrators demanded accountability and improved safety following the deadly train collision that killed at least 57 people.
The 59-year-old stationmaster allegedly directed the two trains traveling in opposite directions onto the same track.
One month after the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, another Norfolk Southern train derailed in Springfield, Ohio. Officials said the train was not carrying hazardous material. Shanelle Kaul reports.
No one was injured in the derailment and no hazardous materials were involved, according to the railroad company.