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Bipartisan support emerges for Senate railroad safety bill

A bipartisan consensus that Congress should act to toughen regulations on railroads is emerging in the U.S. Senate

The Independent UK

Vance: Rail safety legislation is not 'big government' - Roll Call

Republican Sen. J.D. Vance attacked the rail industry for criticizing a safety bill he co-sponsored with Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio.

Roll Call

Norfolk Southern CEO to respond to push for rail safety legislation

Amid a push for more stringent rail safety regulations in the wake of the toxic derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw will respond to the proposed tightening of safety measures in Congressional testimony on Wednesday.

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Norfolk Southern supports some new regs after Ohio disaster

Norfolk Southern’s CEO is offering support for some parts of a bipartisan U.S. Senate bill to put tougher safety regulations on railroads

The Independent UK

Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over toxic train derailment

Rail company faces 58-count civil lawsuit over chemical-releasing derailment and ‘long string’ of other hazardous incidents

The Guardian - US

Joe Biden’s support for John Fetterman: ‘We’re with you, pal’

PHILADELPHIA — Before President Joe Biden got into the substance of his budget speech in Philadelphia on Thursday, he had a warm personal message for Sen. John Fetterman.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

‘I’m terribly sorry,’ Norfolk Southern CEO tells senators

Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw said he is “terribly sorry” for his company’s toxic derailment disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, in testimony Thursday before a U.S. Senate committee, while lawmakers called out the company for its safety practices and its lack of transparency after the wreck.

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Railway CEO apologises for toxic train crash at US Senate hearing

Norfolk Southern chief says he is ‘terribly sorry’ but stops short of fully backing Senate bill to boost safety rules.

Al Jazeera

Norfolk Southern’s call to burn derailed train cars ‘jaw-dropping’, Senate hears

Local official tells panel of chaotic response Ohio derailment and operator’s chief executive makes first appearance before Congress

The Guardian - US

Norfolk Southern CEO pledges environmental, economic restoration at Ohio crash site

WASHINGTON — The head of Norfolk Southern Corp. pledged at a Senate hearing Thursday to fully restore environmental and economic conditions in the Ohio community where one of the company’s trains derailed last month, triggering a fire and public health concerns.

Tribune News Service

Norfolk Southern train derails in Alabama, third in several weeks

The incident follows two Norfolk Southern train derailments in Ohio.

Axios

Watch live as Norfolk Southern CEO testifies on Ohio train derailment to Senate

Watch live as Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw testifies to the Senate on the Ohio train derailment.

The Independent UK

Biden vows to protect social security and Medicare in speech outlining budget plan – as it happened

Alan Shaw of Norfolk Southern testifies to Senate after federal investigation announced into rail company’s safety culture – follow the latest

The Guardian - US

Norfolk Southern CEO pledges environment, economic restoration at crash site - Roll Call

Chief executive Alan Shaw pledged at a Senate hearing to restore environmental and other conditions in East Palestine, Ohio.

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Senators grill the Norfolk Southern CEO over the East Palestine rail disaster

The CEO of Norfolk Southern railroad faced pointed questioning over the hazardous train derailment and fire that released toxic fumes last month, as well as his company's safety culture.

The Independent UK

Norfolk Southern CEO bringing apology, aid to Senate hearing

The chief executive of one of the nation’s largest railroads is coming to a Senate hearing with an apology and a commitment to send millions of dollars to the village on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border disrupted last month by a fiery derailment

Axios

Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw to tell Congress he's "deeply sorry"

The tragic derailment has ensnared his company in a public relations disaster and left residents of East Palestine reeling.

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Norfolk Southern CEO in the hot seat

Alan Shaw will be grilled by the Senate about the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

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NTSB to investigate Norfolk Southern safety practices amid accidents

The special investigation comes after a conductor was killed during a collision Tuesday.

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Second Ohio derailment raises ire in Congress on rail safety

WASHINGTON — A second freight train derailment in Ohio within a month is giving new impetus for rail safety legislation in Congress, as Democrats and Republicans prepare to grill Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw when he testifies to a Senate committee Thursday.

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Pa. residents worried about the East Palestine derailment are flocking to a Beaver County health center

Almost 200 Pennsylvania residents have visited a health clinic that opened this week in Beaver County, after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed last month just across the Ohio border and left residents in both states fearing for their health.

Fortune

The unique free rein U.S. rail companies enjoy has led to disastrous accidents. Now they’re preparing to ship even more hazardous materials through our communities

Several industries transport hazardous substances. What sets rail apart is the unilateral decision-making and unwillingness to work with first responders.

WEKU

At a town hall, angry Ohio residents confront railroad over health fears

Residents who say they're still suffering from illnesses nearly a month after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in Ohio confronted the railroad's operator Thursday at a town forum.

The Independent UK

NTSB: Key tank car part melted after Ohio train derailment

The National Transportation Safety Board says the fire in last month’s Ohio train derailment melted a key part of the tank cars filled with toxic chemicals

Tribune News Service

Pa. lawmakers subpoena Norfolk Southern in its Ohio derailment probe

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A state Senate committee voted Wednesday to subpoena Norfolk Southern’s chief executive to appear before the panel, after a bipartisan outpouring of frustration over a lack of information and testing data following last month’s catastrophic train derailment across the border in East Palestine, Ohio.

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