Norfolk Southern CEO to testify before Senate next week and 'share what he knows' about derailment

The CEO of Norfolk Southern, the rail company responsible for the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment, has agreed to appear before a Senate committee next week.

Alan Shaw will appear before the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee during a March 9 hearing.

In a statement, a spokesperson for Norfolk Southern said Shaw told the committee "that he will appear voluntarily .... We continue to engage in discussions with Members of Congress and other committees about additional requests to testify, while balancing his commitments to the remediation process and the community."

"Alan will share what he knows about the incident," the spokesperson continued. "As the [National Transportation Safety Board] has noted, there are also industry-wide issues, and we would expect that other industry participants will also be involved in future hearings. The rail industry needs to learn as much as it can from East Palestine, as can the owners of the rail cars."