disasters
Union: Norfolk Southern drops rail freight conductor elimination plan
March 31, 2023Under pressure, the railroad ceases to push for dangerous reduced staffing levels but still may have tricks up its sleeve.
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East Palestine resident brings town’s woes from big rail wreck to Senate
March 23, 2023First resident from the disaster-struck Ohio town to tell lawmakers what it is really like to live now in East Palestine.
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Safety Board to probe Norfolk Southern, not just individual crashes
March 10, 2023The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the entire safety culture at Norfolk Southern Railroad.
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Ohio rail cleanup workers fall ill as yet another train derails
March 6, 2023Union workers cleaning up the chemical mess in East Palestine get sick and another Norfolk Southern train jumps the tracks.
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Arab-Americans in Chicago respond to Turkey-Syria earthquakes
February 28, 2023The Palestinian American Club in Bridgeview is immersed in a campaign to help.
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