derailment

A freight train carrying industrial chemicals derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023, and to avoid explosions, authorities conducted a controlled release and burned the cars' contents. Residents were worried about their health…

Cleanup efforts continue on portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2023.Gene J. Puskar | APNorfolk Southern supervisors didn't address an engineer's safety concerns before a train loaded…

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik arrived in Balasore on Saturday to assess the aftermath of a tragic train accident that occurred the previous night. The death toll has risen to 238, with over 900 people reported injured.The incident…

Local authorities reported on Tuesday that an explosion derailed a freight train in the Russian region of Bryansk, on the border with Ukraine, the second such incident there in two days.The regional governor, Aleksandr V. Bogomaz, said in a…

General view of the site of the derailment of a train carrying hazardous waste, in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., March 2, 2023. Alan Freed | ReutersNorfolk Southern on Wednesday reported an initial $387 million charge associated with the…

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Norfolk Southern botched the response to its East Palestine, Ohio train derailment in February, an accident that spilled toxic chemicals into the environment."I think they've handled it terribly,"…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) team studying the health impacts of the Ohio train derailment fell ill themselves during the investigation.Seven of the team suffered sore throats, headaches, coughing and nausea in early…

Drone footage shows the freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., February 6, 2023 in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released by the NTSB.NTSB Gov | via ReutersThe Justice Department said Friday it filed a…

General view of the site of the derailment of a train carrying hazardous waste, in East Palestine, Ohio, March 2, 2023.Alan Freed | ReutersThree senators introduced new legislation Thursday in a bid to address long-standing rail safety…

A Norfolk Southern Corp. engine car moves through the Lamberts Point coal transloading facility in Norfolk, Virginia, on Wednesday, March 17, 2010.Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNorfolk Southern said Wednesday it agreed to provide…