“We are making progress every day on our commitment to clean up the derailment site and make it right for the community of East Palestine,” Norfolk Southern President and Chief Executive Officer Alan H. Shaw said.
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Norfolk Southern says it has completed excavation of the impacted soil underneath the south track at the site of the East Palestine train derailment and will finish restoration of the track in the coming days. The railroad company made the announcement in a press release, adding that remediation work on the north track will begin soon.
The company said trains may temporarily run on both tracks “to ensure the replaced track properly settles and is safe for normal train traffic.” Traffic will stop on the north track to continue remediation work, including removing impacted soil and water and conducting daily environmental monitoring, the company said.
Residents within a 1-mile radius were evacuated, and an emergency response was initiated from agencies in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The company claims that testing continues to show the air and water are safe, and said remediation efforts are ongoing both at the derailment site and in the surrounding area.
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