NS Derailment at East Palestine, Ohio Update

On the morning of February 7, Norfolk Southern and its contractors were allowed to begin clearing the site where the 32N derailment occurred on February 3 in East Palestine, Ohio. As of today, all cars have been cleared from the site. Service has been restored to Main Track No. 2.

While this allows for a route through the site, customers should expect availability delays of at least 24 hours on shipments moving between Cleveland and the Northeast via Pittsburgh, PA due to residual congestion. By the the morning of February 9 train service had resumed on Main Track No. 1.

-via Railpace Newsmagazine

This article was posted on: February 9, 2023