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Norfolk Southern representatives declined to attend due to a perceived physical threat. Some residents expressed distrust in the company and government. [98] In late February 2023, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw visited East Palestine and spoke with local officials, first responders and NS employees residing in the region.
On May 24, 2005, Norfolk Southern was awarded the TRANSCAER National Achievement Award for 2004. TRANSCAER is an acronym for Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response, which aims to promote emergency preparedness among first responders and communities for crashes that involve chemical releases. Part of the reasons for NS's ...
Norfolk Southern's predecessor railroads date to the early 19th century. The South Carolina Canal & Rail Road was the SOU's earliest predecessor line. Chartered in 1827, the South Carolina Canal & Rail Road Company became the first to offer regularly scheduled passenger train service with the inaugural run of the Best Friend of Charleston in 1830. [18]
The $15,000 grant from Norfolk Southern will fund Lexipol's Cordico mental health and ... firefighter or emergency medical technician — is inherently stressful, and the confirmation is in the ...
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw, third from left, listens to testimony during a hearing held by the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on March 22, 2023 in Washington, DC.
Norfolk had taken a hit of about $1.4 billion in last two years due to a derailment in Eastern Ohio in 2023 that released over 1 million gallons of hazardous materials and pollutants near the ...
The NORAC rules are intended to enhance railroad safety.The rules cover employee responsibilities, signaling equipment, procedures for safe train movement, dealing with accidents and other topics that directly and indirectly affect railroad safety.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. railroad operator Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a class action lawsuit over a February 2023 East Palestine, Ohio train derailment that ...