In East Palestine, Norfolk Southern CEO pledges again to help reeling residents

[FakeNoose]

(link) https://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2023/03/16/east-palestine-train-derailment-norfolk-southern/stories/202303160120

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — At a roundtable discussion, Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan Shaw emphasized the company’s commitment to “do the right thing” in the aftermath of a fiery Feb. 3 train derailment that upended the lives of many residents in both Pennsylvania and Ohio. Mr. Shaw hosted the roundtable Thursday afternoon at East Palestine’s Centenary United Methodist Church to shed light on the company’s response to the hazardous trail derailment just over the Pennsylvania border.

Mr. Shaw also discussed Norfolk Southern’s long-term community support plans, announced Tuesday, to address health, property value and water quality concerns. The company’s plans came after Ohio Attorney General David Yost filed a federal lawsuit to hold Norfolk accountable for its role in the derailment.

“I said at the very beginning that I want to do the right things today, tomorrow, a year from now, five years from now,” Mr. Shaw said. “So when we look back on this, the citizens of East Palestine know, and the surrounding communities know, that Norfolk Southern was here.”

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On Thursday in East Palestine, he said the community-support plan is a reflection of the feedback he and the company have received from locals. Part of the effort is creating a medical compensation fund, as well as protection for home sellers if their property loses value due to the derailment. Mr. Shaw did not specify which areas would be eligible for compensation, but said he is confident that it would cover “some parts of Pennsylvania.”

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How about upgrading your early warning systems, and your braking systems? That would be a nice start. Also, stop laying off all the workers so there are only 2 employees on every run. I think the federal government needs to determine the railroad safety requirements. When we leave it up to the railroads, THIS is what we get.



(cross-posted on the Pennsylvania board)

[irisblue]

1. Uh-huh. Lying liars who lie. You see these articles?

source 1-https://www.reuters.com/world/us/norfolk-southern-shareholders-sue-over-ohio-derailment-2023-03-17/

Title-March 17, 20235:40 PM EDTLast Updated 3 hours ago
Norfolk Southern shareholders sue over Ohio derailment
By Jonathan Stempel

snip-"Shareholders said Norfolk Southern embraced a "culture of increased risk-taking" that left it vulnerable to increased train derailments, making its public statements about the safety of its operations materially false or misleading."


more there.


Source 2-https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/us/ohio-train-derailment-norfolk-southern-lawsuit.amp.html
Campbell Robertson
Published March 14, 2023

title-Ohio Attorney General Sues Norfolk Southern Over Derailment


snip-"The Ohio attorney general filed a 58-count federal lawsuit against Norfolk Southern on Tuesday, charging that the derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals last month in the village of East Palestine was a product of the company’s negligence and recklessness, posing serious health risks to people in the area and causing “substantial damage to the regional economy.”

The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, accuses Norfolk Southern of numerous violations of state and federal environmental laws; it also raises claims of public nuisance and trespass. It seeks to force the company to pay civil penalties, costs and damages to reimburse the state for economic losses and harm to natural resources.

“This derailment was entirely avoidable,” the attorney general, Dave Yost, said at a news conference in Columbus announcing the suit. “I’m concerned that Norfolk Southern is putting profits for their own company above the health and safety of the cities and communities that they operate in.”
Updated March 16, 2023


more there.


Shaw & the NS board knew what was on the way.