Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine
A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed and caught fire in the town of East Palestine, Ohio, around 9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. Of the 38 cars that derailed, 11 contained toxic chemicals including vinyl chloride, a known carcinogen, and butyl acrylate.
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Zsuzsa Gyenes and her son have been living at a hotel in Cranberry, Pa., since a few days after the Norfolk Southern train derailment near their (now former) home in East Palestine, Ohio.
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Matthew Chasney/Ideastream Public MediaThe more than $30 million lawsuit aims to recover losses the school district incurred from the 2023 train derailment, according to the superintendent.
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Ygal Kaufman/Ideastream Public MediaThe village highlighted accomplishments since the February 2023 train derailment, including a new logo, website, social media, monthly newsletter and filming council meetings.
RESOURCES:
- U.S. EPA Hotline: 1-866-361-0526
Air monitoring, water sampling, intake for scheduling cleaning services - Health Assessment Clinic:
234-564-7755 or 234-564-7888
First Church of Christ, 20 W. Martin St., East Palestine - Family Assistance Center: 800-230-7049
Abundant Life Church
46469 OH-46
New Waterford, Ohio 44445 - Ohio’s CareLine: 800-720-9616
24/7 free, confidential emotional support - Poison Control Center: 800-222-1222
- Residential Testing Hotline: 330-849-3919
Home air quality testing & private wall water testing - Train derailment incident hotline: 234-542-6474
For information on odors, fumes or personal health - Ohio Dept of Agriculture, Division of Animal Health: 614-728-6220
Questions on animal health
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The East Palestine Health Impact Monitoring Act of 2025 would authorize funding long-term studies of the health impacts of the derailment, according to a press release. -
Two years ago, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the small town on the border of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Several studies are ongoing to see what the public health impact of the accident is. -
The revised version of the Reducing Accidents in Locomotives Act includes a provision to mandate two-person crews on all Class I freight and passenger trains and shorter trains. -
A lawsuit alleges for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment. -
Judge Benita Pearson gave the deal final approval after a hearing where the lawyers who negotiated it with the railroad argued that residents overwhelmingly supported it, attorneys for the residents and railroad spokesperson Heather Garcia told The Associated Press. Roughly 55,000 claims were filed. Only 370 households and 47 businesses opted out. -
The judge ruled that East Palestine residents deserve timely compensation for the 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment, according to court filings. -
A handful of residents filed formal objections to the deal because they believe it’s not fair that some of the people who were most affected by the derailment might wind up with the smallest settlements. -
The National Transportation Safety Board held its final meeting on the 2023 East Palestine train derailment on Tuesday. -
National Transportation Safety Board staff recommended Tuesday that new guidance be developed for deciding when first responders use the vent and burn tactic and that federal standards should be developed for trackside detectors. -
The NTSB is holding its final meeting on the East Palestine train derailment Tuesday morning. The board will vote on the probable causes of the derailment and recommendations to prevent future accidents.
