Norfolk Southern Agrees to Pay $600 Million in East Palestine Train Derailment Settlement

The company has ’made commitments to address three long-term concerns of residents: drinking water, home values, and healthcare.’

Members of a nonprofit organization working to improve environmental and health conditions in East Palestine demonstrate before President Joe Biden's visit on Feb. 16, 2024. Jeff Louderback/The Epoch Times

Norfolk Southern Corporation announced on Tuesday it has reached a $600 million agreement to resolve a class action lawsuit related to the 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

The settlement comes in the wake of the Feb. 3, 2023 incident in which a Norfolk Southern Railway freight train carrying 151 cars derailed, spilling hazardous chemicals, including vinyl chloride, onto the ground and into the air.