{"id":1961489,"date":"2023-06-30T13:46:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T17:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/norfolk-southern-committed-to-making-safety-improvements\/"},"modified":"2023-06-30T13:49:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T17:49:11","slug":"norfolk-southern-committed-to-making-safety-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/norfolk-southern-committed-to-making-safety-improvements\/","title":{"rendered":"Norfolk Southern is dedicated to enhancing safety measures."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorfolk-southern-committed-to-making-safety-improvements%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1961489&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Norfolk Southern train is en route on February 14, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio. Another train operated by the company derailed on February 3, releasing toxic fumes and forcing evacuation of residents. (Photo by Angelo Merendino\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/taylor-tinsley\">Taylor Tinsley<\/a><br \/>10:32 AM \u2013 Friday, June 30, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw says the company\u2019s key focus is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-cancels-numerous-border-wall-contracts-as-u-s-faces-historic-illegal-immigration-surge\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Cancels Numerous Border Wall Contracts As U.S. Faces Historic Illegal Immigration Surge\">improving safety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Ever since a toxic train derailment forced about half of the village of East Palestine\u2019s estimated 5,000 residents to evacuate back in February, Shaw has echoed vows to make improvements to Norfolk Southern\u2019s safety and service.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really focused on the safety outcome here and what my expectation is is that we will not put an unsafe rail car out onto our network,\u201d Shaw told the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Shaw was named CEO of the company in May 2022. He previously said improvement plans include adding more trackside detectors, which help find mechanical defects along rail lines.<\/p>\n<p>The company has nearly 1,000 detectors and the National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/norfolk-southern-committed-to-making-safety-improvements\/\" title=\"Norfolk Southern is dedicated to enhancing safety measures.\">suggested overheating wheel bearing caused<\/a> the February 3<sup>rd<\/sup> derailment.<\/p>\n<p>Wayside hotbox detectors picked up the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-biden-official-admits-its-hard-to-trust-them-following-toxic-ohio-train-derailment\/\" title=\"Top Biden Official Admits It's Hard to Trust Them Following Toxic Ohio Train Derailment\">wheel bearing heating<\/a> up for several miles before it hit 253 degrees fahrenheit. The three-person freight train crew was warned and tried to prevent the upcoming disaster, but weren\u2019t able to slow down quickly enough before the train came off the tracks.<\/p>\n<p>Shaw\u2019s remarks came after 12 out of Norfolk Southern\u2019s 13 unions recently signed a letter promising to cooperate on improving railroad safety. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Union was the only not to sign. Members question whether Shaw is actually creating change and cited concern with a lack of training for workers on furlough.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThat interaction and that engagement with our craft colleagues is really important to me,\u201d Shaw said. \u201cI need all 20,000 voices at Norfolk Southern pushing for safety. And that\u2019s what you\u2019re going to see.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The company also recently hired an expert in nuclear power. Shaw maintains NS is a \u201csafe railroad\u201d that continues to make \u201ca lot of progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video autoplay controls loop poster=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vid-poster-image.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/d1cc0p6j4uj4n9.cloudfront.net\/eb9ea464-8dab-46ad-9d0f-6099829a6de0\/mp4\/4f3f39a3-09da-4511-bee9-de937c78533e_Mp4_Avc_Aac_16x9_1280x720p_30Hz_3.5Mbps_qvbr.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. 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Earlier, a company train derailed on Feb 3, causing toxic fumes and evacuations. Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw addresses the issue. (Photo: Angelo Merendino\/Getty Images) OAN\u2019s Taylor Tinsley, June 30, 2023, 10:32 AM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1755,"featured_media":1961490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1961489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1961489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1755"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1961489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1961489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1961490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1961489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1961489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1961489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}