43 train cars
North Dakota: Tornado Winds Derail 43 Train Cars
Five large tornadoes have been reported across the Dakotas, prompting strong winds that have knocked over almost four dozen train cars off a track.
chemicals
Norfolk Southern Agrees On $600M Settlement Over A Year After Ohio Train Derailment
Norfolk Southern has agreed to a $600 million settlement to resolve class action lawsuits filed after a freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio spilling more than a million pounds of highly toxic chemicals into the community.
Derailment
Train derailment in PA forces evacuations
A 40-car CSX freight train derailed in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Monday morning, forcing the evacuation of nearby homes and businesses.
Norfolk Southern
Norfolk Southern committed to making safety improvements
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw says the company’s key focus is improving safety.
hazardous material
Train derails into Yellowstone River
A bridge in Montana that crosses the Yellowstone River collapsed on Saturday morning causing several cars of a freight train carrying hazardous material to plunge into the river.
bill johnson
Rep. Johnson says Biden still absent after Ohio train crash
More than four months after the derailment of a freight train carry hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio GOP Congressman Bill Johnson says that Joe Biden still hasn’t visited the town.
ferryville
Train derails into Mississippi River
According to Representative Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), a freight train has derailed on Thursday near Ferryville, Wisconsin, south of the Lansing Bridge.
Congress
FreedomWorks tells Congress to oppose Railway Safety Act
Phil Bell of the libertarian grassroots activist group FreedomWorks tells One America News the Railroad Safety Act introduced in response to the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment is “the worst type of rule making I’ve ever seen.”
Attorney General
Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over train derailment
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has announced in a press briefing that the state has filed a complaint against Norfolk Southern Railway over last month’s toxic train derailment in East Palestine.
East Palestine
EPA director advises children in East Palestine to stay out of water
Environmental Protection Agency administrator Michael Regan gave a warning to the citizens of East Palestine on Tuesday.