• State Farm suing Norfolk Southern for train derailment damages

    State Farm insurance company is suing Norfolk Southern on behalf of two residents who reported property damage from the train derailment in East Palestine on Feb. 3, 2023.

  • Norfolk Southern increases length of grain shuttle trains

    ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern has increased the length of its grain shuttle trains to 105 cars from 85, a move that allows the railroad to handle 23% more grain in each train. “We’re unlocking capacity to handle more business for both our current and prospective customers,” Chief Marketing Officer Ed Elkins said in a statement. []Read More

  • Train derailment disrupts traffic in Norway

    Following a freight train derailment on the evening of 22 March 2024, the Norwegian infrastructure manager Bane NOR has initiated cleanup operations at Arna station, in Bergen, Norway. As a result, all train services between Bergen and Vaksdal are suspended until further notice. There were no reports of serious injuries from the incident. The locomotive…

  • MBTA Red Line train derails

    BOSTON — A Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Red Line train derailed this morning (Saturday, March 23) while changing tracks to accommodate a planned service shutdown, WCVB-TV reports. The incident occurred just before 6 a.m. near the Broadway station in South Boston and involved the first car of the trainset. Shuttle buses for a planned shutdown []Read More

  • Echoes of East Palestine in the Key Bridge Collapse

    Maximillian Alvarez How unregulated capitalism continues stoking disasters and menacing our communal well-being

  • Train derails near Socorro Monday night

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A BNSF freight train hauling corn derailed near Socorro around 10 p.m. Monday. BNSF crews are working to clean up the derailment site. Officials say there were no injuries and no danger to the public as hazardous material was not spilled. The cause of the derailment is currently under investigation. KRQE News 13 []

  • Maya Train experiences low-speed derailment

    TIXKOKOB, Mexico — Mexico’s Maya Train experienced its first known derailment today (Monday, March 26), a low-speed incident when the last car of a four-car trainset apparently split a switch entering the Tixkokob station on the route between Campeche and Cancún. The derailment occurred about 9:30 a.m. with the train moving at about 10 kilometers []Read More

  • East Palestine veteran staff member dies

    East Palestine choir director and assistant band director Anthony Chiporo died early Thursday morning.

  • Photography exhibit shows ‘A Year in East Palestine’

    A photography exhibit detailing East Palestine following the February 2023 train derailment will be on display later this month.

  • Southern Ohio Braces for Fluctuating Weather Patterns This Week

    Residents of southern Ohio are advised to stay prepared for a rollercoaster of weather conditions throughout the upcoming week, as meteorologists predict a series of fluctuations in temperature and precipitation. Monday: The week kicks off with mild temperatures and partly cloudy skies across the region. Daytime highs are expected to reach the mid-50s Fahrenheit (approximately […]

  • Tornado Alley shifts east toward Ohio: Experts

    When many people think of tornado outbreaks, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas come to mind, but is Ohio getting more tornadoes?

  • Southern Ohio Braces for a Mixed Bag of Weather this Week

    Southern Ohio residents can expect the first week of spring to be of variable weather conditions, with a mix of snow showers, sunshine, and potentially some rain showers. Monday and Tuesday: The week kicks off with cooler temperatures and a chance of scattered snow showers throughout the day. Winds will be brisk, coming from the […]