DARLINGTON, Pa.—Kim Nalesnik was shocked to receive a 1099-MISC tax form from Norfolk Southern Railway. She never worked there, however, her household received $2,500 from the company in 2023.
A Norfolk Southern train derailed in neighboring East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023, spilling 1.1 million pounds of toxic vinyl chloride. Adding to the disaster, officials started a controlled release and burn from overturned rail cars days later, creating a fireball and large plume of black smoke filled with chemicals that could be seen for miles.
