East Palestine Residents Reflect on Aftermath of Toxic Train Derailment One Year Later

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio–Like many East Palestine residents, Greg Mascher didn’t think twice when he heard the blaring horn of another approaching Norfolk Southern freight train. Trains rumble through town throughout the day and have done so for years. Their presence was an accepted and mostly ignored part of daily life— until Feb. 3, 2023. “I can’t speak for other people here, but seeing a train go through town was a common occurrence and just a minor inconvenience when you’re stuck at a crossing waiting for it to pass. Now, it’s a constant reminder of what happened, and we get that reminder several times a day,” Mr. Mascher told The Epoch Times....