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Norfolk Southern agrees to pay $600M in settlement related to train derailment in eastern Ohio
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Quick Glance: Ohio Train Accident: Norfolk Southern Agrees to $600M Settlement
- Following a severe train derailment in February 2023 in Eastern Ohio, Norfolk Southern has agreed to a settlement in a class-action lawsuit totaling $600 million.
- The settlement will encompass all class action claims within a 20-mile radius of the derailment and personal injury claims within a 10-mile radius.
- The agreement does not entail an acknowledgment of liability, misconduct, or fault.
- The settlement is anticipated to be submitted for preliminary approval to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in April 2024, with potential payments commencing by the year's end.
Pennsylvania train crash highlights shortcomings of automated railroad braking system
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Norfolk Southern train derails in Pennsylvania: A Norfolk Southern train derailed on Saturday, spilling diesel fuel and polypropylene plastic pellets into the ...
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Quick Glance: Train Disaster at Lehigh River
- Several freight train cars derailed onto the banks of the Lehigh River in Pennsylvania after a collision involving three trains that resulted in diesel fuel and plastic pellets entering the water.
- Experts from the National Transportation Safety Board were dispatched to the crash site, where one train collided with another on the same track.
- The wreckage of the colliding train spread onto an adjacent track and was impacted by a westbound train, causing the derailment of an unknown number of cars.
- Emergency services and the hazardous materials team from Lehigh County responded to the derailment in Lower Saucon Township, PA, approximately 10 miles east of Allentown.
Meet the Giwoggle, official monster of a Pa. county: Part wolf, part horse, and part bird, the Giwoggle is sent to be a creature that roams around Clinton County ...
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2 found killed in Pa. home on ‘a quiet street’: Authorities are investigating a double homicide in a Northampton County community.
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Norfolk Southern technology outage causes rail disruption, Amtrak delays: Norfolk Southern had an outage that disrupted rail operations.
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Despite bipartisan push, Congress unable to pass train safety rules: Six months after a fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio, lawmakers are deadlocked on ...
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Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: Congress Deadlocked on Safety Rules After East Palestine Train Derailment
- Little has changed six months after the train derailment in East Palestine.
- It remains uncertain if the derailment will lead to action.
- Republicans face a test of supporting industry versus rural voters.
- Cleanup continues in East Palestine as the railroad reopens its tracks.
Norfolk Southern says cost of fiery Ohio derailment doubles to $803 million as cleanup continues
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Alabama town makes list of strangest names in the U.S.: Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. Foot of Ten, Pennsylvania. Toad Suck, Arkansas.
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Norfolk Southern says other companies should share blame in fiery Ohio derailment
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Georgia retirees fight railroad company that wants to take their land: Don and Sally Garrett, from Sparta, Georgia, are among a group fighting against ...
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Hidden tunnel, possibly connected to the Underground Railroad, found in Pennsylvania
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Quick Glance: A hidden tunnel in Pennsylvania, possibly connected to the Underground Railroad, has been discovered.
- "We are not positive, but we do think it may be related to the Underground Railroad," said Michelle Long, director of the Merrick Art Gallery.
- Folklore has it that the two-story brick Edgar house was linked to the Erie-Pittsburgh Railroad via a tunnel beneath what is now the Merrick Art Gallery.
- According to Mike Spratt of the New Brighton Historical Society, the tunnel discovered beneath the Merrick confirms that folklore.
- Could that former church have served as an entrance to the tunnel, connecting it to the Edgar House, which historians have determined was an Underground Railroad safe house?
Train derails in rural North Dakota and spills chemical: A Canadian Pacific train derailed in rural North Dakota Sunday night and spilled hazardous materials ...
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Canadian Pacific train derails in rural North Dakota, spilling hazardous chemicals
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Train derails in rural North Dakota and spills chemicals: A Canadian Pacific train derailed in rural North Dakota Sunday night and spilled hazardous materials
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Governor's office in Pennsylvania makes a criminal referral in Ohio train derailment
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Ohio Train Derailment Misinformation Is Hurting East Palestine, Railroad CEO Says
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10 most expensive Disneyland items in auction of nearly 900 theme park collectibles
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10 most expensive Disneyland items in auction of nearly 900 theme park collectibles
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Railroad unions: there will be more disasters without sick pay: An open investigation indicates that an overheated wheel was likely the cause of the derailment ...
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Ohio train derailment reveals need for urgent reform, workers say: Unions say rail companies’ desire for increased profits is driving up safety risks – and more ...
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Railroad Giant To Skip Town Hall On Train Disaster, Citing 'Physical Threats': Norfolk Southern said it had become “increasingly concerned about the growing ...
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Railroad offering just $5-per-resident after derailment caused toxic mushroom cloud
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Ohio train derailment: Residents forced to evacuate not yet allowed to return home
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Norfolk Southern says it plans to make safety upgrades after derailments: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has proposed a number of safety improvements.
cleveland.com/nation/2023/03/norfolk-southern-says-it-plans-to-make-safety-upgrades-after-derailments.html
Ohio Avoids 'Tragedy of Epic Proportions' as Train Derailment Evac Lifted: Residents have been allowed to return to their homes after a controlled burn of ...
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Watch as Officials Detonate Derailed Train Carrying Toxic Gas in Ohio: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the governor of neighboring Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro ...
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A (model train) Christmas story: The holiday tale behind a 100-year-old tradition
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Railroad unions decry Biden's call to block possible strike: President Joe Biden's call for Congress to intervene in the railroad contract dispute ...
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Biden calls on Congress to head off potential rail strike: President Biden on Monday asked Congress to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month’s ...
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Quick Glance: Biden pushes Congress to avert rail strike, citing catastrophic economic consequences
- WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. President Joe Biden of the United States called on Congress on Monday to intervene to avert a potential rail strike that could begin as early as December 9, warning of a catastrophic economic impact if railroad service was disrupted.
- "A rail shutdown would devastate our economy," added Biden.
- "congressional action to prevent a work stoppage in this manner is appropriate ... No one benefits from a rail work stoppage – not our customers, not rail employees and not the American economy." according to the Association of American Railroads. A rail labor stoppage helps no one, including our customers, rail employees, and the American economy."
- Workers may strike or railways may lock out employees if they do not, unless Congress intervenes.
Railroad Unions Split Over Labor Contract: Members of conductors union narrowly vote to reject contract, while engineers union narrowly ratifies deal
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Paid articlePaid GOP Climate Denier Who Stoked Antisemitism Wins Key Texas Oil And Gas Regulator Race
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Sanders Vows to 'Stand With Rail Workers' as Republican Says Congress Will Prevent Strike
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Railroad companies reject union sick time demands, raising chance of strike: The major freight railroads appear unwilling to give track maintenance workers much ...
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Union Pres. on potential holiday strike: railroad workers 'enraged': "The things the railroads have done operationally with their business practices have really ...
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U.S. Faces Inflation Timebomb Poised to Explode Just Before the Holidays: In the worst-case scenario, a railroad strike could hit the country's supply chain at ...
newsweek.com/us-faces-inflation-timebomb-poised-explode-before-holidays-1755169
What is the railroad strike of 2022? Why rail workers are striking and what it means for you
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‘North,’ the first play co-commissioned by the Segerstrom Center, opens in Costa Mesa this week
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Amtrak and commuter railroads warn of service cuts ahead of impending freight rail strike
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White House fears railroad worker strike could hurt Dems in midterms: A looming railroad worker strike could cripple supply chains and cause a "national economic ...
businessinsider.com/white-house-railroad-worker-strike-democrats-midterms-2022-9
Why Railroad Workers Like Me Are Planning to Strike This Friday | Opinion: On issue after issue, safety has become secondary, but the trains still need to be ...
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Editorial: Railroad labor deal can be a Biden triumph
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Carnegie Science Center's miniature railroad now stops in the middle of 'Night of the Living Dead'
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Wendy's Employee Sabotages Railroad Crossing Just to Have a Slow Shift: He caught three charges for the stunt, and the FBI is reportedly involved.
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Amtrak Execs Receive Six-Figure Bonuses as the Railroad Struggles to Hire Staff: The federal government-owned railroad received an $8 million federal grant to ...
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Vintage Chicago Tribune: In 1922, 400,000 railroad workers walked off the job: A 1922 strike by 400,000 railroad workers at times turned violent ...
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