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Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Authorities in Fulton County say they are investigating the discovery of a body along railroad tracks late Tuesday morning.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012  A fire official says a freight train carrying agricultural products has derailed and some cars burst into flames Columbus, Ohio, causing an explosion and injuring at least two people.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  Norfolk Southern will begin a $160 million project to expand its Bellevue rail yard this month, a project that will double the yard's capacity in order to meet rising demand for freight rail transportation.

Thursday, January 19, 2012  Near Sandusky, crews are cleaning up the aftermath of a train derailment.

Monday, December 19, 2011  Authorities found a 9-year-old boy dead on the railroad tracks near Castle Street around 12:39 a.m.

Saturday, October 15, 2011  Lifeless body was found Friday evening at 9:30p.m.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010  Authorities have begun cleaning along a western Ohio rail line where about 30 train cars went off the tracks and some spilled a flammable chemical. Residents have been allowed back into their nearby homes.

Monday, April 19, 2010  A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed Monday morning, sending 31 cars off the tracks and blocking several roads in Williams County.

Friday, May 22, 2009  The commissioners of the Ohio Rail Development Commission have unanimously approved participation in 22 railroad stimulus projects in Ohio. Toledo’s $6.5 million Norfolk Southern Airline Yard rail project will expand the intermodal capacity of an existing rail yard in Toledo

Thursday, October 30, 2008  A committee has found that the Norfolk Southern terminal in South Toledo should become the focus of a local effort to expand the city's freight warehousing and logistics activites.