Coverage dated March 5, 2023 to March 7, 2023

Federal investigators open probe of Norfolk Southern rail accidents

Headline from WMUR, on the newest of 2 developments

The agency said it has sent investigation teams to look into five significant accidents involving Norfolk Southern since December 2021.

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Developments in this update

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  1. NTSB sending investigators to the site of a Norfolk Southern train derailment in west central Ohio where officials reported no hazardous spills

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  2. Newest

    Federal investigators open probe of Norfolk Southern rail accidents

    Headline from WMUR ·

Reports & sources

25 articles, oldest first.

  1. Gizmodo

    Second Norfolk Southern Train Derailment in Ohio Prompts Federal Probe (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    Another of the rail company's freight trains overturned this weekend. NTSB investigators headed to the site on Monday to assess what went wrong.

  2. Local News 8

    NTSB sending investigators to the site of a Norfolk Southern train derailment in west central Ohio where officials reported no hazardous spills (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Artemis Moshtaghian and Nouran Salahieh, CNN The National Transportation Safety Board is sending investigators to west central Ohio Monday after a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed there over the weekend, prompting calls to shelter in place before authorities announced the wreck was not haz…

  3. Sioux City Journal

    Feds will conduct special investigation into Norfolk Southern following Ohio train derailment (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    The move follows a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border in February and several other accidents, including the death of a train conductor this week.

  4. NBC10 Philadelphia

    NTSB Opens Special Investigation Into Norfolk Southern Safety Practices (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    The National Transportation Safety Board has opened a special investigation into Norfolk Southern after recent derailments in Ohio.

  5. Sioux City Journal

    Safety agency opens probe of rail operator Norfolk Southern (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    Federal investigators have announced a special investigation into rail operator Norfolk Southern. The move follows a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border in February and several other accidents. The most

  6. Politico

    Federal investigators to probe Norfolk Southern's ‘safety culture’ (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    The independent National Transportation Safety Board said it's undertaking a focus on the railroad itself "given the number and significance of recent Norfolk Southern accidents."

  7. The Guardian

    US safety board investigates rail firm Norfolk Southern after Ohio derailment (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    National Transportation Safety Board will look into five significant accidents involving the operator since December 2021

  8. CBS News

    NTSB opens investigation into Norfolk Southern's safety culture (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Federal investigators on Tuesday announced a special investigation into rail operator Norfolk Southern following a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border in February and several other accidents, including the death of a train conductor​ Tuesday morning.

  9. Fox News

    NTSB opens 'special investigation' into Norfolk Southern (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The National Transportation Safety Board opened a "special investigation" into Norfolk Southern following the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

  10. Kokomo Tribune

    Safety agency opens probe of Norfolk Southern rail accidents (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Federal investigators have announced a special investigation into railroad Norfolk Southern. The move follows a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border in February and several other accidents. The most recent

  11. Washington Examiner

    National Transportation Safety Board opens special investigation into Norfolk Southern (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The National Transportation Safety Board announced that it has opened an investigation into Norfolk Southern, the company that has recently had two different trains derail in Ohio.

  12. WMUR

    Federal investigators open probe of Norfolk Southern rail accidents (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The agency said it has sent investigation teams to look into five significant accidents involving Norfolk Southern since December 2021.

  13. Deseret News

    Safety agency looking into Norfolk Southern train derailments (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    The company has experienced “five significant accidents since December 2021,” according to The New York Times.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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