#derailment — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #derailment, aggregated by home.social.
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Spanish train drivers to begin nationwide strike after fatal crashes http://dlvr.it/TQt0yy #Derailment #RailNews #Spain #Adamuz
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French line closed after derailment to (partially) reopen in mid-February http://dlvr.it/TQWS2d #BrittanyFerries #Carentan #Cherbourg #Derailment
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Strong winds, temperature and a hole in a snow gallery are behind Iron Ore Line derailment http://dlvr.it/THvmjx #Derailment #IronOreLine #Malmbanan #Railfreight
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Climate change likely major factor in Iron Ore Line derailments http://dlvr.it/TF8Rqk #Derailment #Infrastructure #IronOreLine #Malmbanan
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#NorfolkSouthern reaches $600 million settlement to settle #EastPalestine #derailment suit
By David Goldman, CNN
April 9, 2024New York CNN — "Norfolk Southern has reached a $600 million settlement that, if approved by a court, will resolve all lawsuits covering thousands of residents within 20 miles of the 2023 #EastPalestineOhio, derailment that spilled more than a million pounds of #hazardous #chemicals into the soil, water and air.
"The rail company said the settlement is intended to offset costs related to the spill that sent a plume of #ToxicSmoke into the air and displaced many residents and businesses. But Norfolk Southern didn’t admit to any liability or wrongdoing as a result of the settlement.
"'Individuals and businesses will be able to use compensation from the settlement in any manner they see fit to address potential adverse impacts from the derailment,' the company said in a statement. 'This could include healthcare needs and medical monitoring, property restoration and diminution, and compensation for any net business loss.'
"The settlement of the class-action lawsuit, which subsumed 31 separate cases, also allows residents within 10 miles of the derailment to receive additional compensation.
"In a court filing Tuesday, the plaintiffs said they expected to file a motion for the judge to approve the settlement within 10 days. Attorneys representing the claimants said they hope to make the claims process easy and efficient and to begin sending out payments by the end of 2024.
"'We believe this is a fair, reasonable and adequate result for the community on a number of levels, not the least of which is the speed of the resolution, and the overall amount of the awards residents can expect, which will be significant for those most impacted by the derailment,' said Seth Katz of Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, M. Elizabeth Graham of Grant & Eisenhofer, Jayne Conroy of Simmons Hanly Conroy and T. Michael Morgan of Morgan & Morgan, in a combined statement.
"Following the February 3, 2023, Norfolk Southern freight train derailment, residents were ordered to evacuate temporarily. State and federal environmental officials say testing shows the air and water in the town is now safe, but some residents still complain of health problems, including burning sensations in their eyes, tingling in their lips, heaviness in their chest and swelling of lymph nodes in their necks and groins."
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Keretapi Tanah Melayu's (#KTM) Komuter service and Electric Train Service (#ETS) are experiencing disruptions of between 15 and 30 minutes from the original schedule on Wednesday (Nov 29).
This was due to a #train #derailment incident at the #KlangValley Double Tracking project engineering 1 (KVDT1) at KM387.755 between the Kuala Lumpur Station and KL Sentral Station at 4.05am
#KTMB #KVDT #KVDT1 #KualaLumpur #KLSentral #delay #disruption #KTMKomuter #railway
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If Dems fail to make the #Palenstine #Ohio #train #derailment a winning issue, they have only themselves to blame. C'mon Prez Biden & Mayor Pete, let's do this.
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#TransportationSecretary Pete #Buttigieg slammed the railroad industry for opposing safety reforms and shot back at his #GOP critics during a conference call with reporters on Monday night to roll out a blitz of new #railroad safety proposals.
Buttigieg, under fire for failing to appear at the scene of a fiery #derailment and #explosion in #EastPalestineOhio, and waiting more than a week to publicly discuss the incident, has sharply criticized the #Rail #Industry.
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Hundreds of tons of #vinyl #chloride were released in this #Ohio #train #derailment. #Burning it produces more toxins. In addition the train was carrying #butyl #acrylate, #benzene, #ethylhexyl #acrylate, and #ethylene #glycol #monobutyl #ether.
This is an #environmental and #health #catastrophe of major proportions, and it can’t just get swept under the rug.