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Norfolk Southern’s accident rate spiked over the last decade

AdminTNCMarch 9, 2023018 mins

[ad_1] Norfolk Southern’s accident rate jumped 80.8 percent between 2013 and 2022, to 3.658 accidents per million miles traveled, from 2.023. Norfolk is one of seven “Class 1″ railroads. Overall, the group had 27 percent more accidents, a rate of 3.067 accidents per million miles traveled, up from a rate of 2.415 in 2013. The…

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Federal investigators to probe Norfolk Southern’s ‘safety culture’

AdminTNCMarch 8, 202302 mins

[ad_1] NTSB urged the company to “take immediate action today to review and assess its safety practices, with the input of employees and others, and implement necessary changes to improve safety” Norfolk Southern announced several safety measures on Monday, but most were focused on addressing one of the specific problems thought to have caused the…