Norfolk Southern’s quarterly profits were again inflated by insurance payments related to its disastrous 2023 derailment in Ohio, but even without that, the railroad’s profits grew.
April 23, 2025train derailment News Updates
Norfolk Southern Profit Increases in Q1
Norfolk Southern, Chemical Maker Hash Out Who Pays Residents
Norfolk Southern reached an agreement with one of two companies about how much each side will help pay for a $600 million class-action settlement after the 2023 Ohio train derailment.
April 18, 2025Duffy Reaffirms DOT’s Safety Focus Amid Air, Rail Concerns
After becoming the nation’s top transportation official, Secretary Sean Duffy pointed to the Department of Transportation’s long-standing primary focus: safety.
February 5, 2025Lawsuit Blames Deaths on 2023 Train Derailment in Ohio
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — A lawsuit alleging for the first time that people died because of the 2023 East Palestine train derailment was filed ahead of the second anniversary of the toxic crash.
February 3, 2025Norfolk Southern, East Palestine Reach $22M Settlement
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — The Village of East Palestine and Norfolk Southern announced a $22 million settlement resolving the village’s claims arising from a 2023 train derailment.
January 28, 2025Ohio Residents Appealing Derailment Settlement Not Giving Up
Residents challenging Norfolk Southern’s $600 million settlement for the Ohio train crash have asked a court to reject a judge’s order requiring them to put up a bond to continue their appeal.
January 21, 2025Judge Approves $600M Settlement for East Palestine Residents
A federal judge approved a $600 million class-action settlement that Norfolk Southern railroad offered to everyone who lived within 20 miles of last year’s derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
September 26, 2024Long Trains Pose Derailment Danger, Report Says
OMAHA, Neb. — As freight trains have grown longer, the U.S. has seen an increase in the number of a certain type of derailment, the National Academies of Sciences said.
September 18, 2024Most Households Accept East Palestine Derailment Settlement
Very few people who live near the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment opted out of a $600 million class action settlement.
September 10, 2024Trackside Sensor Didn’t Catch Burning Rail Bearing in Ohio
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — The NTSB confirmed that a trackside detector failed to detect accurate elevated temperatures in a railcar bearing that was on fire 20 miles away from where it derailed.Â
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