Norfolk Southern Freight Train Derails Into Riverbank

A freight train in southern Norfolk derailed and fell onto a riverbank in Pennsylvania Saturday morning, according to CBS News. Three railroad cars derailed along the Lehigh River near Bethlehem in south Norfolk, releasing diesel fuel and some plastic pellets, authorities said. according to Go to CBS News. “The accident caused diesel fuel to spill […]

Norfolk Southern budges on safety reform amid derailment recovery | National

(The Center Square) – Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw has endorsed several proposals to improve railroad safety, but the bipartisan bill introduced by two Ohio senators has is not yet fully committed. Shaw testified Thursday with four others before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works following the February 3 train derailment in […]