Major US railroads promised to overhaul safety in the industry as a direct result of the East Palestine disaster. Although derailments rose at the top five freight railroads in 2023, Norfolk Southern was the only railroad among the five to report a decline in accidents in the period. [6]

Jan 28, 2025 · The Village of East Palestine and Norfolk Southern have announced a $22 million US settlement resolving all of the village's claims arising from a disastrous 2023 train derailment near the Ohio ...

Jan 28, 2025 · Ohio village and Norfolk Southern announce a $22-million settlement resolving all claims arising from the 2023 derailment that prompted a nationwide reckoning over railroad safety.

2 days ago · The new lawsuit that will be made public later on Monday contains the first seven wrongful death claims filed against Norfolk Southern railroad — including the death of a 1-week-old baby. It also alleges the railroad and its contractors botched the cleanup while officials at the EPA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on ...

May 23, 2024 · A federal judge has signed off Tuesday, May 21, 2024, on the $600 million class action settlement over last year's disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment in eastern Ohio, but many people...

May 23, 2024 · Today, the Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement valued at over $310 million with Norfolk Southern Railway Company holding the company accountable to address and pay for the damage caused by the Feb. 3, 2023, train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Jul 19, 2024 · WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today published its accident investigation report on the Norfolk Southern Railway train derailment that occurred in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3, 2023.

WASHINGTON (Sept. 24, 2024) — The National Transportation Safety Board released an illustrated digest of its investigation into the 2023 derailment of a Norfolk Southern Railway freight train carrying hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio.

May 23, 2024 · In total, Norfolk Southern estimates that it will spend more than $1 billion to address the contamination caused by the East Palestine derailment and improve rail safety and operations, which includes this settlement with the United States valued at over $310 million, as well as around $780 million in environmental response costs incurred by ...

2 days ago · Norfolk Southern Railway Company, et al. — was filed in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in Columbus and involves 744 current and former residents from the East Palestine area.