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News Articles: Norfolk Southern

This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk and Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio are still on fire at mid-day Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.

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Norfolk Southern content with minimum safety too often, regulators say after fiery Ohio derailment

Regulators say Norfolk Southern has made improvements since a fiery Ohio derailment but still falls well short of being the "gold standard for safety" it is striving to be. Instead, the railroad is too often only willing to meet minimum safety requirements.

August 10, 2023
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  • Associated Press
 One child helps another cross over a parked freight train blocking their route to school.

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As rail profits soar, blocked crossings force kids to crawl under trains to get to school

Every day across America, trains park in the middle of neighborhoods and major intersections, waiting to enter congested rail yards or for one crew to switch with another. They block crossings, sometimes for hours or days, disrupting life and endangering lives.

June 16, 2023
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  • Topher Sanders ,
  • Dan Schwartz ,
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Recovery work is shown at the scene of a train derailment outside New Castle, Pa., on Thursday, May 11, 2023.

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Norfolk Southern railcars derail in Pennsylvania, but with no hazardous chemicals

No injuries were reported after nine railcars from a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Pennsylvania, with no hazardous chemicals on board, fire department and company officials said.

May 12, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Smoke rises from a derailed cargo train in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 4, 2023.

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The Justice Department adds to suits against Norfolk Southern over the Ohio derailment

The federal government is accusing Norfolk Southern of "unlawfully polluting" the country's waterways and violating the Clean Water Act in the accident near East Palestine.

March 31, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw testifies before a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing on improving rail safety in response to the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2023.

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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.

March 23, 2023
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  • Associated Press
A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, after a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains, Feb. 6, 2023. On Tuesday, Feb. 28, in the wake of a fiery Ohio derailment and other recent crashes, federal regulators urged that freight railroads should reexamine the way they use and maintain the detectors along the tracks that are supposed to spot overheating bearings.

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Safety agency opens probe of Norfolk Southern rail accidents

Federal investigators have announced a special investigation into railroad Norfolk Southern. The move follows a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border in February and several other accidents.

March 08, 2023
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  • Associated Press
An aerial view of a Norfolk Southern train derailment, which sent more than 20 cars sliding off the tracks on Saturday near Springfield, Ohio.

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Another Norfolk Southern train derails in Ohio

The 212-car train that derailed outside of Springfield, Ohio, on Saturday was not carrying any toxic materials, several state and local agencies confirmed. The EPA will stay on site for cleanup.

March 08, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
A cleanup worker stands on a derailed tank car of a Norfolk Southern freight train in East Palestine, Ohio, continues, Feb. 15, 2023.

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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.

March 03, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
A Norfolk Southern freight train passes passes through East Palestine, Ohio, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Norfolk Southern on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2023, became the third major freight railroad to offer some of its employees paid sick time, announcing a deal with one of its unions in response to workers' quality-of life complaints that arose during contract negotiations.

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Norfolk Southern is third railroad to offer paid sick time

Norfolk Southern has become the third major freight railroad to offer some of its employees paid sick time. It announced a deal Wednesday with one of its unions in response to workers' quality-of life complaints that arose during contract negotiations.

February 23, 2023
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  • Associated Press
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks to the news media during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 8, 2021. Photo by Leah Millis/REUTERS

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GPB evening headlines for February 20, 2023

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says Atlanta-based freight rail company Norfolk Southern must make residents of a small Ohio town "whole" after a fiery derailment earlier this month released toxic chemicals in the area.

A record number of guns were intercepted last year at airport checkpoints across the country.

Savannah has been chosen to host the ECHL hockey league's all-star game next year.  

February 20, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Gov. Brian Kemp, and Norfolk Southern CEO Jim Squires pose for a picture at the groundbreaking of Norfolk Southern's new headquarters.

Norfolk Southern Breaks Ground On New Atlanta Headquarters

Gov. Brian Kemp and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms welcomed Norfolk Southern Tuesday at a groundbreaking for the company's new headquarters.

March 26, 2019
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  • Ross Terrell

Norfolk Southern To Relocate Headquarters To Midtown Atlanta

Gov. Nathan Deal announced Wednesday that Norfolk Southern will be relocating its headquarters to Atlanta.

December 12, 2018
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By:
  • Ross Terrell
From left to right: Senator Brian Strickland (R - McDonough), Incoming Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and Interim Secretary of State Robyn Crittenden at the Secure Accessible & Fair Elections (SAFE) Commission meeting in Macon.

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Political Rewind: Voting Commission Meets For First Time Since Election

On this edition of Political Rewind, Brian Kemp declares it’s time to set aside politics and govern for the good of all Georgians. Are Democrats ready...

December 12, 2018
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  • Bill Nigut

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