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A year after the Norfolk Southern train derailment, President Biden will visit the East Palestine to meet with residents and address concerns.

It's been one year since a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine. Since then, Norfolk Southern has been cleaning and remediating the effected areas, but some residents still think the town is unsafe to live in.

CEO Alan Shaw told a small gaggle of local media reporters in East Palestine that the company is safer than it has ever been, that it’s fulfilled all of the commitments it has made so far and that it’s continuing to work to bring the village of East Palestine back to life.

Nearly a year after the Norfolk Southern train derailment, contaminated soil and sediment is still being trucked to sites in Ohio and as far away as Colorado for treatment and disposal.

It’s been eight months since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine. Ever since the derailment, and the burn off of vinyl chloride in five tanker cars, some residents have chosen to live in hotels, miles away, and they’re not ready to go back home.

Sen. Sherrod Brown introduced the Railway Safety Act with Sen. J.D. Vance in March. It moved out of committee in May but has seen no movement since then.

The company will have to also monitor for medical issues of workers brought in to clear and rebuild the tracks.

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Norfolk Southern has completed soil remediation under both tracks in East Palestine. The area was impacted by the train derailment in February.

The second day of the National Transportation Safety Board's investigative hearings on the East Palestine train derailment covered wheel bearings, wayside defect detectors and rail tank car safety.