USA TODAY Network Ohio spoke with Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw about the train derailment, aftermath and what comes next.
stood across the street from where his company's train derailed in East Palestine earlier this month and declared the village a safe place to live.
to do whatever is necessary to clean up East Palestine and help residents recover. One of the company's freight trains derailed in a fiery wreck in the village on Feb. 3, spilling chemicals into the environment and spurring health concerns in nearby towns in Ohio and Pennsylvania. "It is my view that Norfolk Southern wasn't going to do this out of the goodness of their own heart," Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Tuesday."There's not a lot of goodness in there."What is Norfolk Southern doing?
Norfolk Southern has so far committed $5.6 million to residents, which Shaw called a"down payment" on the community.that a railroad worker who lives in East Palestine will serve as a community liaison for a year and provide Shaw's office with updates.
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