Norfolk Southern CEO to Pledge Change at Senate Hearing on Ohio Train Derailment

Railroad faces probes on safety practices after accident created an environmental mess in East Palestine

An overheated bearing on a railcar was the likely cause of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, federal officials said Thursday. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called for tougher regulations on the rail industry during a visit to the site. Photo: Alan Freed/Reuters

Norfolk Southern Corp. will spend more than $20 million to reimburse residents and clean up a small town in Ohio where one of its trains derailed and spilled toxic chemicals last month, the chief executive of the company plans to tell a Senate committee on Thursday. 

“I am deeply sorry for the impact this derailment has had on the people of East Palestine and surrounding communities, and I am determined to make it right,” Norfolk Southern Chief Alan Shaw said in prepared remarks to the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee. 

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