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Site Progress

Norfolk Southern team members remain on scene, assisted by multiple derailment and environmental contractors. Every step of the way, we are coordinating with federal, state and local agencies.

We will see this through

Read the latest on our commitments and progress to date

Updated: May 22, 2025
74M gallons of water recovered and transported offsite
236,201 tons of waste soil removed
Flushed 5,200 feet of impacted waterways
1,916 drinking water wells sampled

7 DAY LOOKAHEAD

Updated: May 22, 2025

Site Updates

— Site restoration activities continue as weather allows. Restoration is anticipated to be substantially complete by early/mid-June.

— Air monitoring continues in areas of active operations. As site activities continue to diminish the associated air monitoring will also be reduced accordingly.

— Taggart Street remains open to traffic and the community should anticipate periodic site-related equipment and vehicles on the road.

— Ongoing monitoring of surface water, groundwater, and drinking water wells continues per the schedules defined in the associated work plans. These sampling events will also include the East End wetland water and sediment sampling efforts approved by the EPA.

— Re-assessment of Sulphur and Leslie Run is complete, and the collected data is under evaluation.

Regulatory Oversight

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Columbiana County General Health District
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
  • Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
  • National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
  • Ohio Department of Health (ODH)
  • Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR)
  • Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA)
  • Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP)
  • United States Department of the Interior (DOI)
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
  • United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)