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 The CEO of Norfolk Southern, Alan Shaw, has faced Congress multiple times since the derailment in East Palestine six months ago. Each time, he is peppered with questions about his company s safety record. Lawmakers demanded Norfolk Southern change its compensation strategy, which paid out millions of dollars in cash to executives for taking cost-cutting actions, like making trains longer and critics argue 鈥?less safe.That revelation came in anexclusive series of Scripps News Investigative Reports.Under pressure, Norfolk Southern caved, telling Scripps News executive compensation will now be based, in part, on safety-related metrics. Congress is now considering theRailway Safety Act.It would require: two-person crews on trains, set new mandates on train length, increase penalties for violating safety standards, funds new hazmat training for first responders and requires new trackside detectors to quickly identify failures on rail cars.SEE MORE: Cost of Norfol stanley mug k Southern train derailment doubles to $803 m stanley cup illionThe NTSB s preliminary investigation found the most likely cause of the East Palestine derailment was an overheated bearing on a rail car. The complete NTSB report is expected no earlier than next year.Norfolk Southern accuses the owner of the rail car of  stanley quencher improper maintenance. But the company, GATX, is pushing back, saying, in part:  we will vigorously defend the company against baseless claims made by Norfolk Southern. As Congress considers those new federal rules, more t Stfq Prosecutor asks Texas court to reverse governor  s pardon of man who fatally shot BLM demonstrator
 BEAVER DAM, Wisc. 鈥?A police cruiser is about to fall through ice in Beaver Dam...for a good cause stanley cup usa !As part of a charity fundraiser, people can bet money on when an old police vaso stanley  car,  Ol  Bessie , will fall through the ice on Beaver Dam Lake.This is the second annual  Squad Down  fundraiser that will benefit the Beaver Dam Police Charities. All you have to do is guess the right date ALL four tires will hit the bottom of the lake.                         Facebook/Beaver Dam Police Department                 Guess the date the squad will fall through the ice!     Tickets are available at the police department. You can purchase three for $5 or 15 for $20. Checks can be made payable to the Beaver Dam Police Charities. You can put as many tickets in one day as you would like to increase your odds if there is a draw due to multiple tickets, police say.Ticket sales will end on Feb. 28.Last year, the winner was March 13.                 Report a typo or error / stanley thermobecher / Submit a news tip