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Nearly a year after the Norfolk Southern train derailment, contaminated soil and sediment is still being trucked to sites in Ohio and as far away as Colorado for treatment and disposal.

It’s been eight months since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine. Ever since the derailment, and the burn off of vinyl chloride in five tanker cars, some residents have chosen to live in hotels, miles away, and they’re not ready to go back.

Change is coming to the rail industry in the U.S. — but whether it's for the better or worse depends on who you ask.

The first day of the National Transportation Safety Board's investigative hearings into the East Palestine train derailment covered hazard communications, emergency responder preparedness and the decision to vent and burn the vinyl chloride in five tank cars.

Many have questions about the controlled chemical burn's impact on their physical health — and those concerns have led to a concurrent mental toll that the small village isn't equipped to handle.

ProPublica analyzed 600+ train accident reports from 20 years, raising questions on whether longer trains with fewer crews cause more derailments.

Ohio's attorney general has filed a 58-count complaint against Norfolk Southern seeking recovery of costs, damages and civil penalties for the derailment, which he said was "entirely avoidable."

Federal authorities tracked nearly 50 train derailments in Ohio just last year.

Officials from the Ohio Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency say there's no indication East Palestine's agriculture system was impacted by February's rain derailment.

Elected officials Michele Grim of Ohio (D) and Mike Jacobson of Nebraska (R) are working on passing legislation surrounding rail safety in their respective states, with the hopes it will become federal law as well.