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
74M gallons of water recovered and transported offsite
237,398 tons of waste soil removed
Flushed 5,200 feet of impacted waterways
1,916 drinking water wells sampled
7 DAY LOOKAHEAD
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.
Sulphur and Leslie Run Activities
— Data from the March/April 2025 stream reassessment has been validated and will be reported in June. No human health risks related to the derailment were identified surface water in the two previous assessments performed in 2024.
— During the week of June 2, crews will be evaluating certain segments of the streams where sheens were identified in the March/April 2025 reassessment. The evaluations will inform nature, scope, and timing of next steps in these areas. The community should anticipate an increased presence in the streams as these evaluations are performed.
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)