Wisconsin derailment sends 2 train cars into Mississippi River
The two train cars that went into the river did not contain hazardous materials, a BNSF Railway spokesperson said.
The two train cars that went into the river did not contain hazardous materials, a BNSF Railway spokesperson said.
None of the hazardous materials aboard the train caught fire, railroad officials said.
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.
Officials said they were "full of questions" as the maintenance crane was on a track not meant to be in use.
A train derailed in Paradise, Montana, on Sunday, spilling cases of Coors Light and Blue Moon beer across a river bank, officials said.
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.
"The fallout from this highly preventable accident is going to reverberate throughout Ohio for many years to come," Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said.
Data from the Federal Railroad Administration shows that there an average of three derailments per day in the United States.
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.
The company said it discovered that a "specific model and series of railcars had loose wheels."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Follow live updates as former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker fields questions from former President Donald Trump's defense team.
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