Headline Roundup • March 5th, 2023
Second Norfolk Southern Train Derails In Ohio
Summary from the AllSides News Team
A second Norfolk Southern train derailed Saturday evening in Ohio.
The Details: Residents near Springfield, OH were asked to shelter in place from Saturday night into Sunday morning due to the 20-car derailment of a Norfolk Southern train. Hazmat teams examined the site, determining none of the materials aboard were hazardous or presented a threat to public health. No one was injured as a result.
For Context: The wreck is the second major derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in Ohio in the past 30 days, and comes amidst bipartisan calls for increased railroad regulations. Cleanup crews are still dealing with the fallout of the first major derailment, which happened in East Palestine, OH on Feb. 3.
Key Quotes: Sherrod Brown (D-OH) tweeted, “This is unacceptable. It’s why we must pass my bipartisan Rail Safety Act now.” Mike Turner (R-OH) said Ohio “missed a bullet on this one,” and that “(the) train may have been empty. It looks like hazardous material is not going to be a threat to the community.”
How The Media Covered It: Sources across the spectrum covered the events similarly.
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Bill Lackey / Springfield-News Sun via AP
About 20 cars of a Norfolk Southern cargo train derailed near Springfield on Saturday evening, the second derailment of the company’s trains in Ohio in a month, officials said.
But unlike the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, a company spokesperson told NBC News there were no hazardous materials on board.
The Clark County Emergency Management Agency said earlier in the night that officials were working to confirm the company's report about the materials. Late Saturday, in a tweet shared by the agency, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said: "We don’t believe hazardous...
A Norfolk Southern (NSC.N) train derailed in Ohio on Saturday, the second such incident involving the railroad in that state in about a month, prompting local officials to order residents living near the site of the accident to shelter in place.
Norfolk Southern said the train that derailed near Springfield was not carrying any hazardous materials and that no one was hurt. Local authorities said first responders on the scene were working to confirm that no toxins were involved.
WHIO TV 7
Ohio residents were ordered to shelter in place Saturday after another Norfolk Southern train ran off the tracks.
The 212-car train derailed at Ohio 41 near the Prime Ohio Business Park in Springfield around 5 p.m., the Clark County Emergency Management said.
About 20 of the train’s box cars toppled off the tracks while it was traveling through the city.
The Saturday crash took place roughly 300 miles southeast of East Palestine, where residents are growing sick from toxins spilled last month.
A spokesperson confirmed with The Post that Norfolk Southern — the...
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