Alan Shaw

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Norfolk Southern is facing more fallout over the February 3 derailment of one its trains in East Palestine, Ohio. That disastrous derailment, in which multiple tanker cars carrying hazardous chemicals overturned and spilled, forced the evacuation of thousands of residents of the Ohio town, killed tens of thousands of fish, andleft locals concerned over long-term health impacts.Rail Company Sued For Train Derailment in Ohio | Extreme EarthNow, the Department of Justice, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency,…

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost sued Norfolk Southern Corp. NSC 0.22% , seeking to hold the company financially responsible for the train derailment in East Palestine. The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Ohio on Tuesday, sought civil penalties, damages, court costs and other relief for the Feb. 3 incident, which led to the derailment of 38 cars, including 11 tankers…

A Norfolk Southern train traveling in Calhoun County, Alabama derailed early Thursday morning. Thirty-seven train cars jumped off the tracks around 6:50 a.m. ET, according to local news reports.The incident is at least the freight company’s fourth derailment in just over a month—starting with the disastrous East Palestine, Ohio derailment in early February. That earlier accident forced the evacuation of thousands of people, polluted the local environment, killed an estimated 43,000 animals, and has led to ongoing health…

Officials on Sunday were investigating what caused a Norfolk Southern Corp. NSC -0.10% train to leave a track near Springfield, Ohio, in the company’s second derailment in the state in recent weeks.  Unlike the Feb. 3 derailment near East Palestine, Ohio, which spilled toxic chemicals, no hazardous materials were aboard the train that went off track on Saturday, officials said.  About 20 of the train’s 212 cars derailed…

An overheated bearing on a railcar carrying polypropylene was the likely cause of a Norfolk Southern Corp. train derailment earlier this month, federal transportation officials said Thursday, an incident that subsequently created an environmental mess in a small Ohio town that the railroad as well as state and federal officials are still trying to clean up. Monitoring equipment along the tracks alerted the train crew to the overheated bearing, which was 253 degrees Fahrenheit above ambient…

In late January, Alan Shaw, the chief executive of Norfolk Southern Corp. , touted the railroad’s financial performance and rising cargo volumes. “Service is at the best it’s been in more than two years, and customers are noticing,” he told investors. The following week, Mr. Shaw was getting alerts that a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous chemicals had derailed near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, setting off a crisis that has put intense scrutiny on the railroad’s operations and its…

Ron Fodo, Ohio EPA Emergency Response, looks for signs of fish in Leslie Run creek to check for chemicals that have settled at the bottom following the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.Photo: Michael Swensen (Getty Images)Ohio’s Health Department is opening clinic today to address growing health concerns from East Palestine residents after this month’s toxic train derailment.The 150-car train derailed on February 3, spilling hazardous materials including vinyl chloride. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…

A black plume rises behind a home in East Palestine on Feb. 6, 2023.Photo: Gene J. Puskar (AP)Stop me if you’ve heard this phrase in the past week: “No one is talking about the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.”There’s a potential ecological disaster unfolding in Ohio, and residents are still searching for answers nearly two weeks after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed near the town of East Palestine on the border between Ohio and Pennsylvania. Federal and local authorities, as well as the rail company,…