Three months before one of his railroad’s trains derailed and burned in Ohio, Norfolk Southern chief executive Alan Shaw shared a picture of him and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg smiling together after a meeting in Washington.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Before Ohio derailment, Norfolk Southern lobbied against safety rules
The Trump administration abandoned rail safety rules that were pursued during the Obama era. The Biden administration is trying to revive some of them.
By Ian Duncan
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February 18, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EST