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Norfolk Southern fined for soybean spill in Flat Creek

On July 30, 2022, a Norfolk Southern employee reported a three-car freight train derailment. The company has paid $10,000 to the state Environmental Protection Division after soybeans spilled into Gainesville’s Flat Creek following the derailment. (Photos provided by Marine Environmental Incorporated)

03232023 SOYBEANS 01 — On July 30, 2022, a Norfolk Southern employee reported a three-car freight train derailment. The company has paid $10,000 to the state Environmental Protection Division after soybeans spilled into Gainesville’s Flat Creek following the derailment. (Photos provided by Marine Environmental Incorporated)

Norfolk Southern paid a fine to the state Environmental Protection Division in the aftermath of a soybean spill into Gainesville’s Flat Creek, leading to 443 tons of waste.