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Half of East Palestine Train Derailment Investigators Have Fallen Ill

Almost half of all the U.S. government investigators deployed to the site of the toxic trail derailment in East Palestine, Ohio have fallen ill, according to reports. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been investigating the Norfolk Southern 100-car train derailment and subsequent toxic chemical fallout.…

Freight Train Carrying Hazardous Materials Derails in Arizona

A freight train carrying hazardous materials has derailed in Northwestern Arizona, according to reports. The Mohave County Sheriff's Office said the train derailed at the Topock Bridge near Interstate 40 on Wednesday night. Authorities confirmed that the train was carrying toxic chemicals but said there is no indication yet that…

Another Norfolk Southern Train Derails in Alabama

Another train operated by embattled railroad company Norfolk Southern has derailed, this time in Alabama. The train derailed just hours before the CEO of Norfolk Southern testified this week before Congress about his railway's apparent difficulty staying on the tracks. According to the Calhoun County Emergency Management Agency, over 30…

Norfolk Southern Train Conductor Killed after Another Railroad Incident in Ohio

A Norfolk Southern train conductor has been killed in Cleveland after yet another railroad incident in Ohio. The conductor died after a dump truck attempted to cross the tracks and collided with one of the cars of a passing train. The fatal incident occurred around 1.30 am on Tuesday morning.…

Another Train Derails in Ohio, Residents Told to Shelter in Place

Another Norfolk Southern train has derailed in Ohio, according to reports. The train left the tracks in Springfield, Clark County, with an estimated 20 cars out of the 212 having derailed, local media is reporting. Local authorities have issued a warning to residents to shelter in place. Norfolk Southern is…

Train Carrying Thousands of Gallons of Propane Derails in Florida

A train carrying thousands of gallons of propane has derailed in Florida's Manatee County, according to reports. According to local authorities, five train cars loaded with sheet rock and one tanker loaded with 30,000 gallons of propane ended up on their sides. The derailment also caused a second propane tanker to…

Biden’s EPA Refuses to Test for Chemical Compounds in East Palestine after Toxic Train Wreck

Democrat President Joe Biden's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is refusing to test for chemical compounds in East Palestine following the toxic train derailment disaster in the small Ohio town. The EPA refuses to test for dioxins as part of its work monitoring the eastern Ohio town, WKBN reported. As Slay…

East Palestine Residents Give Grim Update after Toxic Train Wreck: ‘We’re Dying Slowly’

Residents in East Palestine, Ohio have given a grim update on their declining health following the toxic train derailment earlier this month. Locals in the small town, where a Norfolk Southern train derailed on February 3 causing a subsequent toxic explosion, say they are now suffering disturbing symptoms, the New…

House Oversight Committee Launches Investigation into Pete Buttigieg’s Ohio Train Disaster ‘Response’

The House Oversight Committee has announced that it has launched an investigation into the Transportation Department's response to the toxic train derailment disaster in East Palestine, Ohio. Lawmakers on the Committee accuse Democrat President Joe Biden's Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg of having "ignored the catastrophe." The small town and surrounding…

Biden ‘Can’t Recall’ If He Spoke to East Palestine Mayor about Train Disaster

Democrat President Joe Biden has claimed that he has "talked to everyone there is to talk to" about the toxic train derailment disaster in East Palestine, Ohio but says he "can't recall" whether he has spoken with the small town's mayor. Biden made the comments during a portion of an…