Another Norfolk Southern train derailed 20 miles from East Palestine | Ohio News | Cincinnati

Another Norfolk Southern train derailed about 20 miles northeast of East Palestine in New Castle, Pennsylvania. Associated Press informed.

The latest derailment occurred after a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Eastern Palestinea small village in eastern Ohio near the Pennsylvania border on February 3. The derailment set off a chain of events that culminated in the train’s controlled burning of toxic chemicals, mostly vinyl chloride, and the release of numerous chemicals into nearby waterways.

A plume of thick black smoke rose over homes and waterways, painting a grim picture for weeks to come. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) quickly took charge of the Norfolk Southern cleanup, vowing to hold the multibillion-dollar rail giant accountable for the disaster, but polls showed most Americans don’t trust the government copes with the rainfall in Eastern Palestine to this day.

Cincinnati voters are being asked approve the sale of the Cincinnati Southern Railroad to Norfolk Southern, possibly this November.
Voters rose worries of the future security if the city relinquishes the control of its railroad to the company which has lobbied against safety regulations which, according to some, caused the fiery explosion in Eastern Palestine.

The city currently receives $25 million annually to lease the railroad to Norfolk South. Under the proposed sale, the city would receive $1.6 billion, which would be put into a trust fund known as the Building Our Future Trust Fund. Mayor Aftab Purewal said the deal with Norfolk Southern is critical to funding more than The city’s capital needs are $385 million.

Sale or no sale, the company still has the option to renew its lease with the city to continue using the Cincinnati Southern Railroad for the next 25 years.