This story was updated on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at 7:52 p.m.
GATX, the company that owned the railcar that caused the devastating East Palestine train derailment in 2023, won’t have to help pay for the $600 million settlement Atlanta-based railroad Norfolk Southern agreed to with residents.
An Ohio jury decided Wednesday that GATX isn’t liable for the settlement even though the failure of a bearing on its railcar carrying plastic pellets caused the pileup on Feb. 3, 2023. GATX has maintained Norfolk Southern operated and inspected the train and all the cars and was responsible for delivering the cargo safely.
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