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As Norfolk Southerns CEO prepares to go before the Senate this week, the company released a six-point safety plan in response to last months derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.The plan was based on the National Transportation Safety Board s initial findings,Norfolk Southern said. The company also had to respond to a derailment on Saturday in Springfield, Ohio, which temporarily prompted a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents. Reading the NTSB report makes it clear that meaningful safety improvements require a comprehensive industry effort that brings together railcar and tank car manufacturers, railcar owners and lessors, and the railroad companies, said Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan H. Shaw. We are eager to hel
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. 鈥?Tampa Bay area transportation leaders will be getting a new look this week at how many people stayed home during the county s Safer at Home order and the resulting travel reduction.Dr. Peng Chen with the University of South Florida School of Public Affairs will be briefing Hillsborough County transit leaders on what the amount people drov
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