The primary business function of Norfolk Southern Corporation is the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods across the Southeast, East, and Midwest United States.

At Norfolk Southern, everything starts with safety. Our mission is to provide safe and reliable service to our customers and the communities we serve, as well as to protect the health and safety of our most valuable assets – our employees.

On February 3, a Norfolk Southern train derailed, igniting a dayslong inferno, spewing poisonous fumes into the air, killing thousands of fish and leaving residents to wonder if it was safe to live in East Palestine, Ohio.

Norfolk is home to the world's largest naval base and the North American Headquarters for NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). USA Today called Norfolk one of the Top 10 booming downtowns, recognizing a decades-long housing, retail and financial boom in Norfolk.

Home to swathes of farmland, unspoilt coastline and fantastic restaurants, Norfolk is a brilliant place to eat and drink. We get to know the people, places and produce which make it so special.

The crew of the Norfolk Southern train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, attempted to stop it after receiving a "critical" alert about an overheating wheel bearing just before the crash, an investigation found.

The NTSB has already established that the immediate cause of the crash was the failure of a wheel bearing due to overheating. "NTSB investigators have identified and examined the rail car that initiated the derailment.

As a strategic location at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, its protected deep water channels serve as major arteries for the import and export of goods from across the Mid-Atlantic, Mid-West, and international destinations, as well as being the location of the world's largest naval base.

In Norfolk, 15 areas are among the richest 10pc in the country while 32 are in the poorest 10pc. Those neighbourhoods are in Norwich, Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn.

Welcome to Norfolk. Norfolk is home to more than 90 miles of unspoilt coastline and the unique Broads National Park. Thriving communities live and work in busy market towns, seaside resorts, and in the city of Norwich, UNESCO's first City of Literature. Norfolk is the driest and sunniest county in England.

Tourism accounts for around 41% of Norfolk Island Gross Island Product and is the Island's principal economic activity6.

A derailment is when a train runs off its rail, either because of a collision with another object, a conductor error, mechanical track failure, broken rails, or defective wheels.