Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw to tell Senate he’s ‘deeply sorry’ for Ohio train derailment
Alan Shaw will face a U.S. Senate panel Thursday as his company contends with increased scrutiny over a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last month.
Shaw will testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works during a hearing on the incident Thursday morning. The committee will also hear from U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown and J.D. Vance, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Director Anne Vogel, and other Ohio and Pennsylvania officials.
“My goal tomorrow is to hold (Shaw) accountable in front of the American people,” Brown told reporters Wednesday.
The company has been facing criticism over the derailment of one of its trains in East Palestine and several other incidents in recent weeks. The hearing follows the National Transportation Safety Board’s announcement of its investigation into Norfolk Southern’s safety practices.
reported various health issues.
“I am deeply sorry for the impact this derailment has had on the people of East Palestine and surrounding communities, and I am determined to make it right,” Shaw said Wednesday.
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derailed near Springfield, Ohio over the weekend, although that train was not carrying any hazardous materials. No injuries were reported, and the investigation into that wreck is ongoing.
Days later, a Norfolk Southern worker died after being struck at a railroad crossing near a Cleveland steel plant.
The trail of accidents prompted the NTSB to launch a special investigation into Norfolk Southern’s safety practices, which include two other incidents from 2021 and 2022 involving the company.
Contributing: The Associated Press