Norfolk Southern botched decision to blow open vinyl chloride cars in East Palestine, NTSB says
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Norfolk Southern and its contractors botched the decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the vinyl chloride inside after last year’s disastrous derailment… Read More
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