Norfolk Southern CEO pledges surroundings, financial restoration at crash website
The pinnacle of Norfolk Southern Corp. pledged at a Senate listening to Thursday to completely restore environmental and financial situations within the Ohio neighborhood the place one of many firm’s trains derailed final month, triggering a hearth and public well being considerations.
“I’m decided to make this proper,” Alan Shaw, the rail firm’s president and CEO, instructed the Atmosphere and Public Works Committee throughout the first congressional listening to on the incident. “Norfolk Southern will clear the positioning safely, completely and with urgency. You have got my private dedication. Norfolk Southern will get the job performed and assist East Palestine thrive.”
Shaw stated the corporate has already dedicated greater than $21 million to the cleanup and to assist East Palestine residents and companies, and one other $7.5 million for close by communities in Pennsylvania simply throughout the state line from the accident.
“All of that is only a down cost,” Shaw stated. “To be clear, there aren’t any strings connected to our help.”
The CEO additionally stated Norfolk Southern is “totally cooperating” with the Nationwide Transportation Security Board’s investigation of the accident, which was expanded this week right into a assessment of the corporate’s total security tradition within the wake of 5 current accidents, together with three in Ohio.
