Ohio village and Norfolk Southern announce a $22-million settlement resolving all claims arising from the 2023 derailment that prompted a nationwide reckoning over railroad safety.

A final multi-million dollar settlement was reached in the toxic February 2023 trail derailment in Ohio, according to new information.

East Palestine, Ohio, has reached a $22 million settlement with the railroad that operated the train that derailed there in 2023, spilling toxic chemicals and making national headlines. In a

East Palestine and Norfolk Southern also announced that the company will no longer build a safety training center for first responders.

With the statute of limitations to file suit against Norfolk Southern for damages inflicted by the 2023 train derailment and subsequent chemical release less than a week away, East Palestine Council announced the village and the railroad have reached a settlement.

Norfolk Southern and the Village of East Palestine have reached a $22 million settlement to resolve all claims by the village resulting from the Feb. 3, 2023, derailment and hazardous-materials release,

The railroad operator’s earnings rose above expectations in the fourth quarter, as the company continued to recover financially from a costly 2023 derailment in Ohio.