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Norfolk Southern's East Palestine insurance payments continue to lift profits in first quarter
Norfolk Southern's first quarter profits got another boost from insurance payments related to its disastrous 2023 derailment ...
GATX not liable for East Palestine train derailment damages
A jury on Wednesday found that the owner of a train car that derailed in East Palestine does not have to help pay Norfolk ...
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GATX Avoids East Palestine Settlement; Funding Secured for Route 224 Upgrades
An Ohio jury ruled Wednesday that GATX Corp. is not liable for Norfolk Southern’s $600 million settlement with residents of East Palestine, Ohio, after the 2023 train derailment.
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Illinois railcar owner doesn’t have to pay damages in Ohio train derailment
Railcar owner GATX won’t have to help pay the $600 million settlement related to the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment, a jury decided.
2 town hall meetings on the impact of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine
Attendees will hear from a toxicologist who conducted an independent study on the impact of the Feb. 3, 2023 train derailment ...
In East Palestine derailment trial, railroad and chemical maker agree on who pays residents
The railroad and OxyVinyls, the chemical company that made the vinyl chloride that was released and burned after the ...
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Jury deliberates railroad's bid to have railcar company share cost of $600M East Palestine derailment settlement
The jury is tasked with deciding whether GATX Corporation should bear some of the financial responsibility for the settlement ...