Norfolk Southern Corporation controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2023
East Palestine derailment and environmental crisis
A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, releasing hazardous materials and prompting a controlled burn, evacuations, environmental monitoring, remediation activity, litigation, and extensive scrutiny of railroad safety and operating practices.
2021
Rail unions sue Norfolk Southern over engineers' duties
Lawsuit filed
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and SMART-TD filed lawsuits against Norfolk Southern, alleging that it violated the Railway Labor Act by assigning locomotive engineers to conductor duties.
Source excerpt
The lawsuits, filed Thursday, contend that NS (