Yet another Norfolk Southern train derailed on Thursday just as the company’s CEO was testifying to Congress about the disastrous chemical train crash in Ohio.
The company said about 30 empty cars on a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Alabama as it was traveling from Atlanta to Mississippi.
“Norfolk Southern is responding to a derailment in Piedmont, Alabama,” the company said in a statement. “There are no reports of injuries and no reports of a hazardous materials release. We are working in close coordination with local officials.”
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Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew Wade said there have been no injuries or property damage. There is also no risk of hazardous material, he said.
The derailment occurred around the same time Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw appeared before the Senate to discuss
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