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

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,

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

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.