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NS paid Trustees a $500K “accelerated transaction fee” a week after the National Transportation Safety Board hearing on the East Palestine derailment, according to a federal filing in June.

Trustees voted to put the issue on the ballot on July 13.

In addition to , we rounded up a list of recent railroad safety issues in Ohio — NS averages 32 accidents annually across the state.

$500K paid to expedite Rail Sale, five days after East Palestine hearing The $500,000 payment from Norfolk Southern came five days after the National Transportation Safety Board hearing on the East Palestine derailment on June 22-23. The Railway Trustees voted unanimously to put the issue on the ballot on July 13.

The last municipal-owned railroad in the United States is up for sale this November. A bipartisan citizen group is opposing the sale, citing the purchase price is undervalued.

Compared to a similar sale with the state of Virginia, the Cincinnati Rail Sale is being offered half the value per mile for one of the busiest rail lines in the Midwest.

Cincinnati Rail Sale: Norfolk Southern offer 50 percent less per mile compared to Virginia deal - Train Explainer Cincinnati needs to look no further than to the State of Virginia for proof that their railway is worth at least double the $1.6 billion offered by the buyer, Norfolk Southern.

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