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Thu Mar 9, 2023, 05:39 PM Mar 2023

Another Norfolk Southern Train Derails as CEO Testifies to Congress ISN'T IT IRONIC?

Another Norfolk Southern Train Derails as CEO Testifies to Congress
ISN’T IT IRONIC?

Alec Karam
Breaking News Intern
Published Mar. 09, 2023 12:43PM ET

https://www.thedailybeast.com/norfolk-southern-train-derails-in-alabama-as-ceo-eric-shaw-testifies-to-congress?via=newsletter&source=CSPMedition&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=230309-Cheat%20Sheet%20PM&utm_term=C%20List%20New%20Cheat%20Sheet%20PM

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Calhoun County Sheriff's Office
A Norfolk Southern train derailed in Alabama on Thursday—at the same time the company’s CEO Eric Shaw was testifying to Congress about the toxic East Palestine train derailment. Around 30 empty train cars came off the tracks in Calhoun County, local reports said, and no one was injured. There’s no risk of hazardous materials in the Alabama derailment, according to the county sheriff. Shaw stood before Congress Thursday as the company looks to rectify the disastrous effects of the East Palestine derailment. “The events of the last month are not who we are as a company,” Shaw told the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. However, the company’s accident rate has risen significantly over the last decade and blows well past industry standard, a graph by More Perfect Union shows.

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Another Norfolk Southern Train Derails as CEO Testifies to Congress ISN'T IT IRONIC? (Original Post) applegrove Mar 2023 OP
Hell - The Company's Accident Rate Has Risen Significantly Over The Last Month....nt global1 Mar 2023 #1
It's... sprinkleeninow Mar 2023 #2
Cutting corners on maintenance is coming home to roost. MLAA Mar 2023 #3
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