On February 3, 2023, at 8:55 p.m. EST (UTC−5), a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, United States. The train was carrying hazardous materials when 38 cars derailed. [1]

3 days ago · EAST PALESTINE, Ohio − About two years after a toxic train derailment forced evacuations of a rural Ohio town and raised environmental concerns, a new lawsuit alleges the first wrongful death ...

4 days ago · A new lawsuit alleges for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment.

4 days ago · A lawsuit alleging for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment has been filed ahead of Monday’s second anniversary of the toxic crash near ...

Nov 14, 2024 · At about 8:55 PM ET on February 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, about a quarter-mile west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line.

WASHINGTON (Sept. 24, 2024) — The National Transportation Safety Board released an illustrated digest of its investigation into the 2023 derailment of a Norfolk Southern Railway freight train carrying hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio.

Jun 25, 2024 · A freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed on Feb. 3, 2023, near East Palestine, Ohio, sending toxic chemicals into the air, soil and creeks in the area.

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (June 25, 2024) — The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that a rail car’s defective wheel bearing caused the derailment and subsequent hazardous material release in East Palestine, Ohio, last year.

Jun 25, 2024 · Federal investigators confirmed Tuesday that a hot railcar wheel bearing sparked a fire and caused the massive derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying tank cars with hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio, in 2023.

On February 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern train derailed resulting in an explosion and fire of hazardous chemicals in East Palestine. Federal and State officials have responded to help with disaster response, quality testing, and community support.