About 50 cars on a Norfolk Southern Railroad train derailed on Feb. 3 while traveling from Illinois to Pennsylvania through the small town of East Palestine, Ohio.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/02/14/health-concerns-grow-as-more-toxic-chemicals-revealed-on-derailed-ohio-train-than-first-made-public/

But regulators didn't mention the fiery February derailment near East Palestine, Ohio, that prompted much of the recent concern nationwide about railroad safety as an example of this problem.

Source: https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/national/regulators-say-railroads-must-examine-how-they-build-trains/article_624ca1f0-ef34-5e29-80d7-b088f8287a0b.html

Christina Siceloff checks for contamination in Sulphur Run, a creek in East Palestine, Ohio.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/28/us/politics/east-palestine-biden.html

Got to meet President Trump with my girls in East Palestine, Ohio!

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2023/02/23/hes-all-heart-ohio-residents-express-gratitude-trumps-visit/

Last month’s fiery derailment outside East Palestine, Ohio, near the Pennsylvania border renewed interest in railroad safety.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/business-news/2023/03/cold-temps-help-contain-chemicals-in-north-dakota-derailment/

Officials with the Ohio EPA said that a spill from the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, did reach the Ohio River.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/ohio-train-derailment-east-palestine-b2281981.html

One downside of treating the residents of East Palestine, Ohio, like yokels is that they are less likely to trust politicians and officials explaining science to them.

Source: https://boingboing.net/2023/02/20/locals-in-town-hit-by-toxic-train-fire-dont-trust-officials-reassurances.html

Residents in East Palestine, Ohio are complaining of symptoms that may be tied to a toxic train derailment.

Source: https://www.kurv.com/east-palestine-residents-complain-of-symptoms-connected-to-derailment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=east-palestine-residents-complain-of-symptoms-connected-to-derailment

The accident follows the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, about 180 miles (290 km)northeast of Springfield.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/another-norfolk-southern-train-derails-in-ohio-railroad-says-no-toxins-aboard/article_4fc20e68-90cc-5a31-b0be-1e2ec041acca.html

The derailment comes amid heightened attention to train derailments after 38 cars of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio on February 3, 2023.

Source: https://1010wcsi.com/fox-news/minnesota-gov-walz-says-train-containing-hazardous-materials-derailed-near-lancaster/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=minnesota-gov-walz-says-train-containing-hazardous-materials-derailed-near-lancaster

The Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, of a Norfolk Southern train carrying vinyl chloride and other toxic chemicals ignited a fire that forced nearby residents to evacuate their homes and killed more than 43,000 fish and animals in the area.

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/04/29/outdoors/train-derailment-fishing-fuel-joam40zk0w/

The Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month looks more like a case of bad luck than gross negligence.

Source: https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comment-ohio-train-wreck-cant-yet-be-dismissed-as-a-one-off/

This week the wheel was spun and it landed on former President Donald J. Trump, who on Wednesday visited the town of East Palestine, Ohio, the site of a train derailment that has led to a toxic chemical spill.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/26/arts/television/saturday-night-live-trump-ohio.html

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (left) and Tristan Brown, deputy administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, look at part of a burned train car, Feb. 23, 2023, in East Palestine, Ohio.

Source: https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2023/0224/Test-in-Ohio-How-to-repair-derailed-trust?icid=rss

We, as a country, are witnessing the tragic, cumulative result of all these arcane policies—and, unfortunately, the residents of East Palestine, Ohio, and the surrounding area are paying the price for rail carriers’ pursuit of profits at all costs.

Source: https://therealnews.com/a-carmans-perspective-on-the-east-palestine-derailment-and-the-railroad-industry-as-a-whole