Norfolk-Southern trial chugging along
YOUNGSTOWN — Jurors in the Norfolk-Southern civil trial will return today to begin deliberations to determine whether GATX, the company that provided the rail car that failed in the Feb. 3, 2023, East Palestine derailment should contribute some of the $600 million Norfolk Southern agreed to pay the community in a class action lawsuit. OxyVinyls, the company that made the five tanker cars of Vinyl Chloride that derailed and were vented and burned Feb. 6, reached a settlement with Norfolk Southern last week and is no longer a party in the trial in U.S. District Court. Judge Benita Y. ...