Senators Continue to Express Dismay Over Norfolk Southern CEO’s Answers About Ohio Toxic Train Derailment

Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw on March 22 offered his “full-throated endorsement” for “many provisions” in a bipartisan Senate bill to strengthen railroad safety regulations but he would not commit to promoting the legislation’s passage.
Shaw’s testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was similar to the remarks he delivered at the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing last week and at a Pennsylvania state legislative panel earlier this week.
Lawmakers at both gatherings expressed frustration for what they have called “vague” responses by Shaw. On March 22, several Senators criticized the CEO for not directly answering their questions….}