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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (777841)	2/14/2023 9:16:58 AM
From: Shoot1st	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793926

Not sure i know everything from what I've heard and read but it seems an axle broke, was on fire, was seen, was reported and the crew, which would likely be only a conductor and an engineer applied the brakes to stop and the working brakes caused the derailment. It's possible that too much braking was the culprit....not too little. Then again, maybe it was all done perfectly and it still derailed. Shootie duckduckgo.com

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (777841)	2/14/2023 9:19:58 AM
From: Maple MAGA	1 Recommendation Recommended By Mick Mørmøny Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793926

The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad in the United States formed in 1982 with the merger of Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway. Wikipedia Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia, United States Founded: 1982 Revenue: 9.789 billion USD (2020) Number of employees: 20,156 (2020) CEO: Alan H. Shaw (May 1, 2022–) Subsidiaries: TTX Company, Chesapeake Western Railway Parent organization: Norfolk Southern

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (777841)	2/14/2023 9:20:18 AM
From: Maple MAGA	1 Recommendation Recommended By Mick Mørmøny Respond to of 793926

Update on Norfolk Southern Assistance to the East Palestine, OH Community 2023-02-13 15:39 ET - News Release ATLANTA, Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today provided an update on its assistance efforts to the community of East Palestine, Ohio. These include direct support for residents through Norfolk Southern's Family Assistance Center, equipment for first responders, and continued environmental testing and monitoring, which is being done in coordination with the Ohio and U.S. Environmental Protection Agencies (EPA), and other environmental agencies. Family Assistance Center To date, more than 700 families and a number of businesses have been helped. In total, more than $1 million has been distributed directly to families to cover costs related to the evacuation. Those include reimbursements and cash advancements for lodging, travel, food, clothes, and other related items. Norfolk Southern is in the process of contacting and meeting with affected local businesses to provide aid. To date, more than 30 businesses have been contacted. Residents and businesses who have questions or need financial assistance should visit the Family Assistance Center at Abundant Life Church located 46469 State Route 46, New Waterford, Ohio, or call 1-800-230-7049. Community Support Norfolk Southern continues to meet with local, state, and federal leaders to assist first responders and the community. That assistance includes: Donated $220,000 to the East Palestine Fire Department to replace Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) air packs, which allow firefighters to breathe compressed air when responding to fires. Provided more than 100 air purifiers for residents to use in their homes. Air purifiers are also being purchased for the East Palestine municipal building in coordination with the City Manager. Coordinated and funded cleaning and air monitoring services for the East Palestine Elementary and High Schools. Developing a charitable fund to support the East Palestine community. This goes well beyond an initial contribution of $25,000 to the Ohio Red Cross to support the shelter established at East Palestine High School. Environmental Monitoring Norfolk Southern has been closely coordinating with the Columbiana County Health District, Ohio Department of Health, Ohio EPA, and the U.S. EPA, as well as its own experts and contractors to monitor and mitigate environmental issues and concerns. All results are shared with the above agencies and include: Completed more than 340 in-home air tests in conjunction with U.S. EPA, with more than 100 additional tests scheduled. In-home air monitoring has not shown any detections of substances related to the incident and does not indicate a health risk. Thousands of data points have been collected during outdoor air monitoring in the community and continues to indicate no risk to health from incident-related substances. Sampled the Village of East Palestine's drinking water supply wells, drinking water system, and private wells in areas potentially impacted by the incident. Sample results will be available in the next week. Established a Well Task Force to install monitoring points around the impacted waterways and incident site. Started excavating soil from the incident site and sampling the soil before safe disposal. Contacting residents on well water in the vicinity of the derailment to conduct water testing, which encompasses 38 wells. That testing will be done in conjunction with environmental and health agencies, and we will continue to work with them to identify other private drinking water wells for testing. Residents who want air and water testing should contact the Residential Re-Entry Request Hotline at (330) 849-3919. If residents have further questions or concerns, they may call the CTEH Taggart Road Hotline at (234) 542-6474 to speak with a toxicologist. About Norfolk Southern Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country's population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com. View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/update-on-norfolk-southern-assistance-to-the-east-palestine-oh-community-301745589.html SOURCE Norfolk Southern Corporation © 2023 Canjex Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.