Lawsuits pile up against Norfolk Southern over railway accidents.

The widow of a trainee conductor who was decapitated when the Norfolk Southern train he was training on passed a stationary freight car with a protruding metal beam is suing the company for wrongful death. The lawsuit accuses Norfolk Southern of failing to properly inspect its trains and demands unspecified damages. Norfolk Southern is also facing litigation over a recent toxic derailment in Ohio, with Ohio officials suing the company in federal court to hold it financially responsible for the spill.