East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment - Wikipedia
In May 2024, Norfolk Southern agreed to spend $310 million as a settlement for its part in the East Palestine derailment accident that streamed dangerous chemicals into the water table, nearby rivers and waterways.
Failed Wheel Bearing Caused Norfolk Southern Train Derailment …
Jun 25, 2024 · NTSB investigators said that the derailment occurred when a bearing on a hopper car failed and overheated, leading to the fiery February 3, 2023, derailment in the center of this small Ohio town.
One year after the toxic train derailment, East Palestine is a ... - NPR
Feb 5, 2024 · It's the final stage of a massive environmental cleanup that has already cost Norfolk Southern more than $800 million. On Feb. 3, 2023 the derailed cars triggered a massive fire, belching toxic...
Federal Railroad Administration’s Final Accident Report on Norfolk ...
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.
NTSB reveals cause of 2023 toxic train crash in East Palestine, Ohio
Jun 25, 2024 · Federal investigators confirmed Tuesday that a hot railcar wheel bearing sparked a fire and caused the massive derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying tank cars with hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio, in 2023.
7 key points about the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment - NPR
Feb 16, 2023 · On Feb. 3, just before 9 p.m. ET, a Norfolk Southern train derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, a town of about 4,800 people near the border with Pennsylvania. Nobody was hurt in the accident,...
A year on, a small Ohio town is recovering from a fiery train ...
Feb 2, 2024 · Daily life largely returned to normal for the nearly 5,000 residents of East Palestine, Ohio, months after a Norfolk Southern train derailed and spilled a cocktail of hazardous chemicals that caught fire a year ago.
Norfolk Southern agrees to $600M settlement over East Palestine train …
Apr 9, 2024 · More than three dozen of the freight train’s 149 cars derailed on the outskirts of East Palestine, a town of almost 5,000 residents near the Pennsylvania state line. Several cars spilled a cocktail of hazardous materials that caught fire.
United States Reaches Over $310 Million Settlement with Norfolk ...
May 23, 2024 · “Norfolk Southern’s train derailment and massive chemical spill onto East Palestine’s grounds and into its waterways jeopardized the safety and health of residents, damaging their homes, their lives and the environment,” said U.S. Attorney Rebecca C. Lutzko for the Northern District of Ohio.
On February 3, 2023, about 8:54 p.m. local time, eastbound Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) general merchandise freight train 32N derailed 38 railcars on main track 1 of the NS Fort Wayne Line of the Keystone Division in East Palestine, Ohio.