VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighters got real-world training they hope never to have to use in one of Norfolk Southern’s railyards in East Point Tuesday afternoon.
The training comes a little more than four months after a devastating derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which displaced about 5,000 residents. "We can do better," said Alan Shaw, CEO of Norfolk Southern, promising changes. "This is an effort to make [communities] safer."
Metro Atlanta is a major freight rail hub - and also where the company is headquartered.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp joined firefighters and state transportation and emergency management officials on a specially designed train that gives first responders an up-close look at how rail transport works and how they can prepare for worst-case scenarios.