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![An aerial view of the fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/apeastpal-e1707058698485-900x422.png)
Railroads say they’re making safety changes to reduce derailments after fiery Ohio crash
By: Josh Funk | AP
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The changes railroads announced after last year’s fiery crash in East Palestine, Ohio, haven’t yet made a major difference, statistics show, and reforms have stalled in… Read More
![An overhead shot of rail cars shown off the track with some on fire.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/download-2-1-e1675698693695-900x422.webp)
Federal regulators promise a safety review at all the major freight railroads
By: Josh Funk | AP
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Federal Railroad Administration recently completed a review of Norfolk Southern’s safety culture in the wake of the February’s fiery derailment in Ohio, and officials plan to follow… Read More
![Smoke rises from burning train cars near East Palestine, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/apmisinfostory-e1679256085386-900x422.png)
Norfolk Southern’s CEO set to testify in the Ohio Senate about East Palestine train derailment
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Norfolk Southern’s CEO is set to testify before an Ohio Senate rail safety panel Tuesday, more than two months after a fiery train derailment including hazardous… Read More
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There’s one more stop for Ohio’s $13.5 billion transportation budget before this weekend’s deadline
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The two year, $13.5 billion state transportation budget is on its way to Gov. Mike DeWine for his signature, with a nearly unanimous vote in… Read More
![An overhead shot of rail cars shown off the track with some on fire.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/download-2-1-e1675698693695-900x422.webp)
Norfolk Southern won’t push for one-person train crews
By: John Seewer | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Railroad Norfolk Southern is backing away from its push to reduce its train crews down to one person, the company said Thursday in a joint announcement with the… Read More
![Smoke rises from burning train cars near East Palestine, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/apmisinfostory-e1679256085386-900x422.png)
Ohio’s Senate OKs a transportation budget with rail safety rules
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio senators reacting to the East Palestine train derailment proposed state oversight of wayside detectors that can spot railway defects, among other safety provisions, in a… Read More
![A man takes photos as a black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern train.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/AP23038596704275-e1675893722579-900x422.jpg)
Ohio’s U.S. senators ready a rail safety bill after the fiery crash in East Palestine
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Railroads like the one involved in last month’s fiery crash and toxic chemical release in Ohio would be subject to a series of new federal safety regulations and… Read More