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4 months ago
NTSB slams handling of Ohio train wreck
In its final report on the toxic derailment in East Palestine, the agency slammed freight provider Norfolk Southern for what it's calling a series of missteps. ABC News' Alex Presha has the details.
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4 months ago
Key events in East Palestine hazardous train derailment
Here's a look at what unfolded after a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed on Feb. 3 near East Palestine, Ohio.
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4 months ago
NTSB reveals cause of 2023 toxic train crash in East Palestine, Ohio
Federal investigators confirmed Tuesday that a hot railcar wheel bearing caused the massive 2023 derailment and fire of a Norfolk Southern train in Ohio.
4 months ago
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NTSB announces cause of 2023 toxic train crash in East Palestine, Ohio
The crash occurred on Feb. 3, 2023, prompting widespread evacuations.
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East Palestine train derailment spread 'hazardous' pollution to 16 states: Study
Researchers estimate that 110 million residents, or one-third of the nation's population, were impacted by pollution.
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5 months ago
Whistleblower claims EPA wasted critical time after devastating Ohio train derailment
Whistleblower claims EPA wasted critical time after devastating Ohio train derailment.
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7 months ago
Norfolk Southern agrees to massive settlement in East Palestine train derailment
Norfolk Southern has agreed to a $600 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit related to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023.
7 months ago
7 months ago
Norfolk Southern agrees to $600 million settlement in East Palestine train derailment
Norfolk Southern has agreed to a $600 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit related to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023.
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8 months ago
Biden visits East Palestine a year after toxic train derailment
President Joe Biden visited East Palestine, Ohio, on Friday to mark one year since a train derailment spilled hazardous materials and toxins into the environment.
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Toxic train derailment 1 year later
One year after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, some residents are still afraid to return home as they are skeptical of officials deeming tap water safe.
9 months ago
9 months ago
East Palestine, Ohio, health issue persists one year after train derailment
It's been a year since that toxic train derailment and some residents are still reporting health problems.
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Residents still displaced 1 year since the toxic train derailment in East Palestine
One year after a freight train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, affected residents said they are still afraid for their safety.
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Toxic train derailment: 1 year later
ABC News’ Alex Presha returns to East Palestine, Ohio, where some residents are hesitant to return to their homes 12 months after the disaster.
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1 year ago
New body camera footage shows East Palestine train derailment evacuation efforts
New body camera footage has shown the evacuation efforts following the East Palestine toxic train derailment.
1 year ago
1 year ago
New details in Ohio toxic train disaster
An NTSB hearing has revealed that an engineer had concerns about the train’s size before its derailment. ABC News’ Andrea Fujii explains.
1 year ago
1 year ago
NTSB holds 2-day hearing on East Palestine toxic train derailment
The National Transportation Safety Board will start taking sworn testimony Thursday as part of its probe into the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
1 year ago
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Pennsylvania school district sues Norfolk Southern over train derailment
Pennsylvania's Blackhawk School District sued Norfolk Southern over the East Palestine train derailment, alleging negligence.
1 year ago
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Inside first responder hazmat training being embraced after East Palestine derailment
Since the East Palestine derailment, legislators and railroad leaders have emphasized the need for more hazmat training among local emergency responders
1 year ago
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Norfolk Southern to compensate Ohio homeowners affected by toxic train derailment
The company told the U.S. Senate it will establish a fund for homes within a five-mile radius of the February derailment in East Palestine to pay for declines in property values after the spill.
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Possible health impacts following the toxic train derailment in Ohio
Members of a CDC team are experiencing symptoms after investigating the East Palestine train derailment, raising new questions about air quality.
2 years ago
2 years ago
CDC team investigating Ohio derailment reports sickness
The CDC said multiple investigators in East Palestine, Ohio, fell ill while studying possible health impacts from the train derailment last month.
2 years ago
2 years ago
CDC team fell ill while studying health impacts of Ohio train derailment
Members of a CDC investigative team studying the health effects of the Ohio train derailment briefly became ill with symptoms including headache and nausea.
2 years ago
2 years ago
DOJ files civil suit against Norfolk Southern for train derailment
The lawsuit is seeking relief and monetary penalties for each day it violated clean water laws in East Palestine, Ohio.
2 years ago
2 years ago
DOJ sues Norfolk Southern for Ohio derailment
The DOJ is seeking fines for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act from Norfolk Southern in the East Palestine, Ohio derailment.
2 years ago
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East Palestine mother: 'My 7-year-old has asked me if he is going to die'
East Palestine, Ohio, resident Misti Allison testified to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation about the toxic train derailment
2 years ago
2 years ago
Senate Democrats propose first responders' aid fund for train derailments
Sen. Bob Casey’s bill, set to be introduced Thursday, would create a new fund which would be used to reimburse emergency responders
2 years ago
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Derailed train in Arizona carried corn syrup, not hazardous materials feared
Eight freight rail cars carrying corn syrup derailed near Topock, Arizona on Wednesday evening, according to BNSF Railway, not hazardous materials.
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Ohio announces lawsuit against Norfolk Southern in wake of train derailment
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said the state filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Norfolk Southern over last month's toxic train derailment in East Palestine.
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Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over East Palestine toxic train derailment
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said the state filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Norfolk Southern over last month's toxic train derailment in East Palestine.
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Norfolk Southern's new safety rules slammed
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board criticized embattled train operator Norfolk Southern's new safety goals amid a series of train derailments in recent weeks.
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New Norfolk Southern safety measures ‘not robust enough’: Jennifer Homendy
ABC News’ Martha Raddatz interviews National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy on “This Week.”
2 years ago
2 years ago
New alert about 'defective' wheels that could cause train derailments
The Association of American Railroads said defective wheels were involved in the Norfolk Southern train crash in Springfield, Ohio, on Sunday.
2 years ago
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What Norfolk Southern's CEO did and didn't commit to during his Senate grilling
Shaw declined to directly answer what Norfolk Southern would specifically do for affected families in Thursday's congressional testimony.
2 years ago
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Defective, loose wheels risking derailment discovered on Norfolk Southern rail cars
A series of rail cars that Norfolk Southern recently put into service have been discovered to have defective, loose wheels.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Norfolk Southern CEO faces Senate grilling over Ohio toxic train derailment
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Smith is slated to testify Thursday before a Senate Committee in Washington in the wake of the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Norfolk Southern CEO grilled over toxic derailment
Alan Shaw testified before lawmakers on Capitol Hill and told East Palestine, Ohio residents he was deeply sorry for the derailment.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Senate grills Norfolk Southern CEO on toxic train derailment
ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports on Capitol Hill testimony from Norfolk Southern’s CEO following multiple train derailments and provides updates on Sen. Mitch McConnell's health.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Norfolk Southern CEO faces Senate over Ohio train derailment
CEO Alan Shaw apologized to residents of East Palestine, Ohio, and promised to "make this right."
2 years ago
2 years ago
Norfolk Southern CEO grilled on toxic train derailment
ABC News’ Jay O’Brien and Gio Benitez report on Norfolk Southern CEO's Capitol Hill testimony and former NTSB chief Jim Hall breaks down why the nation’s rail system is facing problems.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Norfolk Southern CEO: The safety mechanisms in place were not enough
Norfolk Southern Railway CEO Alan Shaw testifies before Congress on recent rail derailments.
2 years ago
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Feds investigating previously unreported incident with Norfolk Southern
The investigation comes as the CEO testifies before Congress about other derailments in February.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Investigators probing newly revealed Norfolk Southern incident
As Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw is set to testify before Congress, officials are looking into the company’s handling of a separate incident on Feb. 27.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Feds looking into Norfolk Southern's handling of additional reported hazmat concern
Federal regulators are looking into Norfolk Southern's handling of an additional reported hazmat concern, just weeks after the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
2 years ago
2 years ago
NTSB on East Palestine toxic train derailment: '100% preventable'
U.S. safety investigators released a preliminary report into the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Investigators probe another Ohio train derailment
NTSB investigators are on the ground of another Norfolk Southern derailment in Ohio that took place over the weekend.
2 years ago
2 years ago
2nd Norfolk Southern train derails in Ohio
Four of the 28 cars of a Norfolk Southern train that derailed Saturday near Springfield, Ohio, were empty at the time of the accident, according to officials.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Another Norfolk Southern train derails in Ohio
ABC News’ Alex Presha reports from Springfield, Ohio, after a Norfolk Southern train derailed there. It marks the second time one of the freight carrier’s trains has derailed in the state in a month.
2 years ago
2 years ago
2nd Norfolk Southern train accident reported in Ohio
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown speaks with "GMA3" after another Norfolk Southern train derails in Ohio one month after the first derailment caused a toxic chemical spill in East Palestine.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Officials confirm no hazardous materials involved in 2nd train derailment
Officials from Ohio and Norfolk Southern deliver remarks on another train derailment, the second such incident in just over a month.
2 years ago
2 years ago
Officials say no hazardous materials involved in 2nd train derailment in Ohio
This comes after Norfolk Southern has announced it is removing 2,000 feet of tracks in East Palestine, Ohio, to remove contaminated soil from the February derailment.
2 years ago