Tag: derailment

3 Injured in West Virginia Train Derailment That Sent Diesel Fuel, Oil Into River

Three people have been injured after an empty coal train operated by CSX Corp. derailed on March 8 after hitting a rock slide in a remote area of West Virginia. All four of the train’s locomotives and nine empty coal cars derailed in a remote area just south of Sandstone, Summers County, inside the New River National Park and…


3 Injured in Fiery Train Derailment Caused by Rockslide

SANDSTONE, W.Va.—An empty coal train hit a rockslide along tracks in West Virginia on Wednesday morning, causing a fiery derailment that injured three crewmembers, CSX Transportation said in a statement. Four locomotives and 22 empty cars derailed in Summers County near the New River, CSX said. The lead locomotive, which carried a conductor, an engineer,…


Rail Union Says Workers Getting Sick After East Palestine Derailment

Railway workers who helped clean up the wreckage of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio last month have been suffering from health issues such as migraines and nausea, according to a union representative. Jonathan Long, a Norfolk Southern Railway employee for nearly 30 years and the general chairman of the American Rail System Federation of…


House Republicans Say Buttigieg ‘Neglecting His Duties’ in Call for Resignation

A group of Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives has introduced a resolution calling for Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to resign over his handling of the East Palestine train derailment last month—as well as other transportation issues that have arisen under his leadership at the department. On Tuesday, Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.)…


FEMA and Other Agencies Give Update on East Palestine Train Derailment Recovery (Feb. 27)

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) holds a briefing on the East Palestine train derailment recovery efforts at 4:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 27. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Debra Shore, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, FEMA Region 5 Regional Administrator Thomas C. Sivak, CDC/ATSDR Team Lead Jill Shugart, Pennsylvania Department of Health Deputy Secretary Dr. Wendy Braund,…


Ohio Sen. JD Vance Suggests PPP-Style Program for East Palestine Residents After Toxic Train Derailment

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) has proposed that a Paycheck Protection Program, also known as PPP, be rolled out for residents of East Palestine, Ohio following the recent train derailment and a wave of deindustrialization. In an op-ed for The Washington Post published on Feb. 26, the Republican senator noted that East Palestine is a small town of about 5,000…


LIVE NOW: Environmental Advocate Erin Brockovich Holds a Town Hall in East Palestine, Ohio

Erin Brockovich, an environmental activist and the subject of a Hollywood movie portrayed by Julia Roberts, holds a town hall at 6:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 24 in East Palestine after the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment, which involved toxic chemicals subsequently burnt. The train wreck caused health, safety, and environmental concerns among the…


Environmental Advocate Erin Brockovich Holds a Town Hall in East Palestine, Ohio

Erin Brockovich, an environmental activist and the subject of a Hollywood movie portrayed by Julia Roberts, holds a town hall at 6:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 24 in East Palestine after the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment, which involved toxic chemicals subsequently burnt. The train wreck caused health, safety, and environmental concerns among the…


NTSB Releases 1st Report on Train Derailment in East Palestine, Points to ‘Overheat Failure’

The National Transportation Security Board (NTSB) on Feb. 2 issued an initial report on the Norfolk Southern freight train carrying toxic chemicals that derailed this month in East Palestine, Ohio, sparking a fire and sending contaminants into the air and water. The report, which is preliminary and subject to change as investigators deepen their probe,…


NTSB Releases First Report on Train Derailment in East Palestine, Points to ‘Overheat Failure’

The National Transportation Security Board (NTSB) on Thursday issued an initial report on the Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals that derailed in East Palestine, sparking a fire and sending contaminants into the air and water. The report, which is preliminary and subject to change as investigators deepen their probe, suggests that blame for the…