Norfolk Southern CEO , Appears Before Congress as Another , Train Derails in Alabama.<br />Norfolk Southern CEO , Appears Before Congress as Another , Train Derails in Alabama.<br />On March 9, a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Alabama <br />on the same day that the company's CEO appeared before <br />Congress in connection with another derailment in Ohio. .<br />On March 9, a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Alabama <br />on the same day that the company's CEO appeared before <br />Congress in connection with another derailment in Ohio. .<br />HuffPost reports that both company and local officials <br />have said that the most recent derailment <br />in Alabama does not pose a threat to the public.<br />Connor Spielmaker, a spokesman for Norfolk Southern, <br />said that none of the 37 train cars that derailed in Calhoun <br />County, Alabama, were carrying hazardous materials.<br />Connor Spielmaker, a spokesman for Norfolk Southern, <br />said that none of the 37 train cars that derailed in Calhoun <br />County, Alabama, were carrying hazardous materials.<br />According to Spielmaker, while two of the cars involved <br />are "residue" cars that previously contained hazardous <br />materials, they were not compromised in the derailment.<br />They did not breach. <br />There is no hazardous material leak. <br />There is no risk at all to the public, Connor Spielmaker Spokesman for Norfolk Southern, via HuffPost.<br />The director of the Calhoun County Emergency <br />Management Agency, Myles Chamblee, said that <br />no injuries or road blockages had been reported.<br />At the time of the derailment in Alabama, CEO Alan Shaw was answering questions regarding last month's derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which involved hazardous materials.<br />At the time of the derailment in Alabama, CEO Alan Shaw was answering questions regarding last month's derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which involved hazardous materials.<br />ABC reports that while appearing before Congress, <br />Norfolk Southern's CEO declined to say if the company <br />would compensate people in affected communities. .<br />ABC reports that while appearing before Congress, <br />Norfolk Southern's CEO declined to say if the company <br />would compensate people in affected communities. .<br />That includes any long-term <br />medical costs, testing or <br />economic damage.<br />He also reportedly declined to commit to <br />the proposed Railway Safety Act, which would <br />guarantee rail workers seven paid sick days a year.
