East Palestine Norfolk Southern Wreck

Norfolk Southern and its contractors erred when they made the call to release and burn toxic chemicals leaking from rail cars following the 2023 derailment of a train in East Palestine, Ohio, the National Transportation Safety Board said during a Tuesday hearing.

Norfolk Southern Corporation has reached an agreement on a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of the Interior to resolve federal claims and investigations arising from the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Norfolk Southern Corp. said it has reached a $600 million agreement in principle to resolve a consolidated class action lawsuit relating to the East Palestine derailment.