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Railroad story fox 4 news3/21/2023 ![]() He then went on to say that he is pleased with the cleanup efforts so far, only to acknowledge he 'doesn't know where the hazardous soil and water is being transported.' 'Norfolk Southern is fully committed to doing what is right for this community.' 'I want to make sure you understand, I am terribly sorry that this happened to the community,' Shaw added. 'This has been devastating to the community,' he said. Speaking to WKBN, Shaw doubled down on his promise that Norfolk Southern will cleanup the chemicals that were released after one of its trains derailed on February 3. In doing so, a lawsuit alleges, the company likely made the situation worse - releasing a chemical warfare agent banned after World War I.īut Shaw - who makes $4.5 million a year and owns more than 20 properties and two boats - is now defending his decision as he made a rare appearance in town on Sunday. Representatives from the railroad company bailed on a community meeting last week, as experts claimed Norfolk Southern did not actually need to conduct a 'controlled burn' of two train cars carrying vinyl chloride to mitigate its effects. ![]() ![]() He has been facing calls from residents and elected officials to come to the town and answer locals' questions about the long-term effects of chemicals that leaked into the soil and waterways following a train derailment earlier this month. The CEO has defended his decision to detonate toxic train cars in East Palestine, Ohio after the derailment disaster of two weeks ago.
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