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Shelia Hunt Fine Art<p>Train lovers, Norfolk Southern train in the Appalachians - <a href="https://buff.ly/3DqeG7S" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/3DqeG7S</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/SheliaHuntPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SheliaHuntPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/BuyIntoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyIntoArt</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/NorfolkSouthern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorfolkSouthern</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/TrainPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrainPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/AppalachianMountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppalachianMountains</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/RailroadArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RailroadArt</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/SouthwestVirginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthwestVirginia</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/TrainLovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrainLovers</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/RailroadScenery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RailroadScenery</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/MountainTrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainTrain</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/TrainWallArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrainWallArt</span></a></p>
Flipboard News Desk<p>Norfolk Southern agrees to $600M settlement in East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment in February 2023.</p><p>ABC News reports: "The spill forced hundreds of nearby residents out of their homes and sparked fears, as five tankers carried vinyl chloride, which posed serious health risks, exploded, sending a massive plume of black smoke into the sky."</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/aVdw2b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/aVdw2b</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/EastPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EastPalestine</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Train" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Train</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NorfolkSouthern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorfolkSouthern</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
ProPublica<p>What’s Missing From <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Railroad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Railroad</span></a> Safety Data? Dead Workers and Severed Limbs.<br>==</p><p>Thanks to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> loopholes, rail companies haven’t been scrutinized by the Federal Railroad Administration for scores of alleged <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/worker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worker</span></a> injuries and at least two deaths.</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Safety</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Shipping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shipping</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transportation</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NorfolkSouthern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorfolkSouthern</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CSX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSX</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/UnionPacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionPacific</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/railroad-safety-data-missing-dead-workers-severed-limbs?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/railroa</span><span class="invisible">d-safety-data-missing-dead-workers-severed-limbs?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p>
U.S. Politics in Real Time<p>Following the catastrophic derailment of a <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NorfolkSouthern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorfolkSouthern</span></a> train in <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/EastPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EastPalestine</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RailroadWorkersUnited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RailroadWorkersUnited</span></a> (RWU) advocates for public rail ownership in the U.S. This response, catalyzed by increased accidents and worker issues in the for-profit rail industry, was intensified by RWU's difficult contract negotiations in 2022, which almost led to a strike intervention by President <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a></p>
ProPublica<p>When <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Railroad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Railroad</span></a> Workers Get Hurt on the Job, Some Supervisors Go to Extremes to Keep It Quiet<br>==</p><p>Railroad officials have lied, spied and bribed to keep workers’ injuries off the books. </p><p>“Don’t put your job on the line for another employee.”</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Safety</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Railroads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Railroads</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/UnionPacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionPacific</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CSX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSX</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CN</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NorfolkSouthern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorfolkSouthern</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Workers</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/railroad-worker-injuries-union-pacific-csx-cn-norfolk-southern?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/railroa</span><span class="invisible">d-worker-injuries-union-pacific-csx-cn-norfolk-southern?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p>
Cory Doctorow<p>Former managers from Union Pacific, <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/CSX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSX</span></a> and <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/NorfolkSouthern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorfolkSouthern</span></a> told Propublica that they operated in an environment where safety reports were discouraged, and that workers who filed these reports were viewed as "complainers." Workers furnished Propublica with recordings of rail managers berating them for reporting persistent unsafe conditions the <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/FederalRailroadAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalRailroadAdministration</span></a>. </p><p>14/</p>
U.S. Politics in Real Time<p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NorfolkSouthern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorfolkSouthern</span></a>'s potential purchase of Cincinnati's publicly-owned rail line, following an earlier train derailment and chemical spill, faces public scrutiny. With the sale, Cincinnati would cede 337 miles of track and related assets. Opponents highlight lost potential for future projects and existing safety concerns, while proponents focus on immediate infrastructure funding. On the November ballot, Cincinnati voters decide.</p><p><a href="https://jacobin.com/2023/10/cincinnati-ohio-railroads-railworker-publicly-owned-privatization-norfolk-southern" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jacobin.com/2023/10/cincinnati</span><span class="invisible">-ohio-railroads-railworker-publicly-owned-privatization-norfolk-southern</span></a></p>
Deb Beausoleil 📷🌅📸 she/her<p>A couple years ago, I was out in the middle of a snow storm, getting as many photographs as I could. On my way home, I spotted the Norfolk Southern 1198 train just sitting on the tracks. The engines were idling, and when they turned on the lights, I knew they were getting ready to move on.</p><p>Prints and more are here - <a href="https://beautifulsunphotography.com/featured/norfolk-southern-1198-during-a-snowtorm-deb-beausoleil.html?product=art-print" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">beautifulsunphotography.com/fe</span><span class="invisible">atured/norfolk-southern-1198-during-a-snowtorm-deb-beausoleil.html?product=art-print</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/snowscenes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snowscenes</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/locomotive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>locomotive</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NorfolkSouthern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorfolkSouthern</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trains</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/winterphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>winterphotography</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AYearforArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AYearforArt</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/artforsale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artforsale</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artwork</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fun</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/artcollector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artcollector</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/abstract" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abstract</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/colorful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colorful</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/smile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smile</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BuyIntoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyIntoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HomeStaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeStaging</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/giftideas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>giftideas</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/FineArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FineArt</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/decor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decor</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wallart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wallart</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PhotoOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoOfTheDay</span></a></p>
Deb Beausoleil 📷🌅📸 she/her<p>Thank you to the buyer in Heflin, Alabama who purchased a small pink kid's t-shirt featuring the Norfolk Southern 1198! I hope you enjoy your purchase! </p><p>Check out the full size image here-<br><a href="https://beautifulsunphotography.com/featured/norfolk-southern-1198-deb-beausoleil.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">beautifulsunphotography.com/fe</span><span class="invisible">atured/norfolk-southern-1198-deb-beausoleil.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NorfolkSouthern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorfolkSouthern</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trains</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/winterphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>winterphotography</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/blackandwhitephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackandwhitephotography</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ArtForSale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtForSale</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BuyIntoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyIntoArt</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HomeStaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeStaging</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/GiftIdeas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiftIdeas</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ArtMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtMatters</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/FineArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FineArt</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/decor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decor</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WallArtPrints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WallArtPrints</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ArtGallery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtGallery</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PhotoOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoOfTheDay</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/prints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prints</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BeautifulSunPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeautifulSunPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/creativetoots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativetoots</span></a></p>
ProPublica<p>How Norfolk Southern Is Addressing Blocked Train Crossings in Hammond, Indiana<br>==</p><p>The railroad company has delivered on early, short-term fixes for the trains blocking kids from getting to school, but some officials are skeptical it will follow through on bigger, permanent changes.</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Railroad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Railroad</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Safety</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Kids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kids</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/School" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>School</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Indiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indiana</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NorfolkSouthern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorfolkSouthern</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/how-norfolk-southern-is-addressing-blocked-train-crossings-hammond-indiana?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/how-nor</span><span class="invisible">folk-southern-is-addressing-blocked-train-crossings-hammond-indiana?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p>
ProPublica<p>Blocked Railroad Crossings Crisis Draws Local and National Calls for Action<br>==</p><p>After seeing images of kids crawling under trains, regulators ask companies to address blocked crossings, lawmakers demand consequences, residents clamor for solutions and Norfolk Southern’s CEO calls a mayor to work out a fix.</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Railroad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Railroad</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Safety</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Kids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kids</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/School" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>School</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Indiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indiana</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NorfolkSouthern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorfolkSouthern</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trains-blocked-crossings-kids-lawmakers-response?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/trains-</span><span class="invisible">blocked-crossings-kids-lawmakers-response?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>What say you, shareholders? <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NorfolkSouthern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorfolkSouthern</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CorporateGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateGreed</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a> </p><p>80 Percent of Norfolk Southern’s Massive Profits Go Into Executives’ Pockets <a href="https://truthout.org/articles/80-percent-of-norfolk-southerns-massive-profits-go-into-executives-pockets/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">truthout.org/articles/80-perce</span><span class="invisible">nt-of-norfolk-southerns-massive-profits-go-into-executives-pockets/</span></a></p>
ProPublica<p>The Real Reason Long Trains Keep Derailing<br>--<br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trains</span></a> are getting longer. Railroads are getting richer. But these “monster trains” are jumping off of tracks across America and regulators are doing little to curb the risk.</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Derailment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Derailment</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Railroad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Railroad</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Safety</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NorfolkSouthern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorfolkSouthern</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/train-derailment-long-trains?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/train-d</span><span class="invisible">erailment-long-trains?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p>
ProPublica<p>The Company Testing Air in East Palestine Homes Was Hired by Norfolk Southern. </p><p>Experts Say That Testing Isn’t Enough.<br>--<br>“It’s almost like if you want to find nothing, you run in and run out,” says one expert.</p><p>CTEH, the contractor doing these air quality tests in the area around the derailment, was hired by the operator of the freight train that derailed.</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NorfolkSouthern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorfolkSouthern</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Safety</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/AirQuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirQuality</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/EastPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EastPalestine</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CTEH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CTEH</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/east-palestine-ohio-norfolk-southern-cteh?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/east-pa</span><span class="invisible">lestine-ohio-norfolk-southern-cteh?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p>
It's Going Down<p>"In a statement to Truthout, members of the mutual aid coalition wrote that their work on the ground in their own community espouses their values and reflects the world they want to build. “We know that in light of all this, our path forward is not of individualism or hate but rather one rooted in community. We know that mutual aid is community care. We know that the actions of love and solidarity build bridges that unify the working class against our capitalist oppressors,” they wrote."</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EastPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EastPalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorfolkSouthern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorfolkSouthern</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/fascists-are-trying-to-co-opt-mutual-aid-organizing-in-east-palestine-ohio/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">truthout.org/articles/fascists</span><span class="invisible">-are-trying-to-co-opt-mutual-aid-organizing-in-east-palestine-ohio/</span></a></p>
Doug Grinbergs<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://masto.ai/@rbreich" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rbreich</span></a></span> As others have observed, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NorfolkSouthern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorfolkSouthern</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CSX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSX</span></a> essentially have a duopoly east of the Mississippi and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BNSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BNSF</span></a> / UP <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UnionPacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionPacific</span></a> to the west <br><a href="https://prospect.org/economy/how-americas-supply-chains-got-railroaded/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prospect.org/economy/how-ameri</span><span class="invisible">cas-supply-chains-got-railroaded/</span></a><br><a href="https://seekingalpha.com/article/4582331-union-pacific-stock-unlocking-power-dividend-appreciation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">seekingalpha.com/article/45823</span><span class="invisible">31-union-pacific-stock-unlocking-power-dividend-appreciation</span></a></p>
Atlanta Antifascists :antifa:<p>Yesterday, Saturday 2/25, the antisemitic and white supremacist National Justice Party (NJP) held a small rally outside the Norfolk Southern headquarters in midtown Atlanta.</p><p>Approximately a dozen NJP supporters participated.</p><p>If anyone has any tips about this incident or additional footage to what's on Telegram, please reach out to us: afainatl@riseup.net </p><p>The NJP and other white supremacists are attempting to co-opt justified anger over the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EastPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EastPalestine</span></a> Ohio derailment and release of toxic chemicals, for their own racist agenda. </p><p>Norfolk Southern is a major backer of "Cop City" in Atlanta. Ironically, the NJP-affiliated "National Justice" Telegram channel cheers for repression against eco-defenders/"Cop City" protesters since it considers them to be "antifa."</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Atlanta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atlanta</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/antifascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antifascist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/antifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antifa</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorfolkSouthern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorfolkSouthern</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopCopCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopCopCity</span></a></p>
It's Going Down<p>Around 200 people out tonight in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EastPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EastPalestine</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> for community meeting on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mutualaid</span></a> and organizing in wake of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorfolkSouthern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorfolkSouthern</span></a> disaster.</p>
Chris Moorehead 🇨🇦 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span> I’m going to ask my father, a retired railway VP Operations, what would have happened if he’d instructed his crews to ignore hot box detector alerts. I expect his answer will probably be “I’d still be in prison”. <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/NorfolkSouthern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorfolkSouthern</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/EastPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EastPalestine</span></a></p>
Chris Morran<p>If <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span> is publishing a new story at 10pm, it's worth a read:</p><p>"A Norfolk Southern Policy Lets Officials Order Crews to Ignore Safety Alerts"<br>--<br>Norfolk Southern allows a monitoring team to instruct crews to ignore alerts from train track sensors designed to flag potential mechanical problems.</p><p><a href="https://glasgow.social/tags/NorfolkSouthern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorfolkSouthern</span></a> <a href="https://glasgow.social/tags/NTSB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NTSB</span></a> <a href="https://glasgow.social/tags/Safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Safety</span></a> <a href="https://glasgow.social/tags/Train" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Train</span></a> <a href="https://glasgow.social/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/norfolk-southern-policy-safety-alerts-east-palestine-derailment?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/norfolk</span><span class="invisible">-southern-policy-safety-alerts-east-palestine-derailment?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p>