EAST PALESTINE Norfolk Southern has announced the completion of the restoration work at the site of the fiery February 2023 train derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine. The railroad's declaration, published in a weekly update, states that cleanup efforts and associated air monitoring have concluded.

The company's online update noted that "site restoration activities are complete, and the associated particulate air monitoring has concluded." The railroad reported that equipment demobilization is ongoing and is being carried out to avoid disrupting local traffic.

The announcement comes over two and a half years after the February 3, 2023, derailment, which led to a controlled burn and forced the evacuation of a portion of the village.

Norfolk Southern reported that the fin

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