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Norfolk Southern Reaches $600 Million Settlement With East Palestine Train Derailment Victims

Railroad company Norfolk Southern has reached a $600 million settlement with victims of the February 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, according to a press release issued Tuesday. On February 3, 2023, a south Norfolk train carrying dangerous chemicals derailed near East Palestine, releasing the chemicals into the surrounding area and causing the evacuation […]

Norfolk Southern Freight Train Derails Into Riverbank

A freight train in southern Norfolk derailed and fell onto a riverbank in Pennsylvania Saturday morning, according to CBS News. Three railroad cars derailed along the Lehigh River near Bethlehem in south Norfolk, releasing diesel fuel and some plastic pellets, authorities said. according to Go to CBS News. “The accident caused diesel fuel to spill […]

Sen. Bob Casey Gives Federal Funds to Norfolk Southern Days After Accepting Lobbyist Cash

Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) may have publicly denounced Norfolk Southern Railroad after the East Palestine disaster, but privately, just days after receiving campaign contributions from a powerful lobbyist, Later, they lavished federal funds in their direction. The donation and grant announcement comes after the February 23, 2023 train accident in East Palestine, Ohio, located on […]