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Rail company and the federal government. jesse kirsch reports. >> reporter: tonight the ntsb is investigating another norfolk southern crash in ohio, the companys fourth derailment in this state in less than five months. this springfield train wreck caught on camera. the company says 28 cars went off the track this weekend with two crew members on board. no injuries or public health threats were reported. >> 212 rail cars, some of which were tank cars transporting hazardous materials. >> reporte...

On the 2 1/2 mile long train. 28 derailed. no one was hurt. four did contain residual amounts of chemicals but county officials say nothing spilled on the grounds. >> there are no hazardous materials that have contacted the soil, air or contacted any of the water sources. >> reporter: today the ntsb visited the crash site as part of its investigation into this latest derailment. >> we will look at management practices and policies. well really dig in so the what of an accident investigation is u...

May be needing to be checked out. >> reporter: police say around 1:30 a.m., the driver of a dump truck hauling a full load of limestone pulled up to a stop sign before a railroad track. the driver then continuing forward, colliding with the trains first car. that impact killing the conductor, 46-year-old louis shuster. shuster remembered as a father and former leader of the local rail union. norfolk southern saying, "we are grieving the loss of a colleague today." the ntsb now investigating at l...

Just time to go. >> reporter: late today, authorities said 28 of the 212 cars derailed, including four empty tankers with residual amounts of diesel exhaust fluid and common industrial products. but they say no hazardous materials, during saturday nights accident, spilled. >> looking at the data from hazmat and ohio epa, were loking at clean air, clean soil, and clean water for our residents. >> reporter: on "this week," ohio democratic senator sherrod brown said hes not satisfied with the rail ...

People in that area. >> it certainly did, especially after what was experienced a little over a month ago. earlier today, i listened in as a norfolk southern official confirmed that the train that dreidel yesterday was carrying hazardous materials, including propane and ethanol, except not. train cars that actually derailed. some 20 in all that actually left the rails out of the 212 that were being pulled from northern ohio down to birmingham, alabama, when this happened in springfield, ohio, ye...

>> are you volunteering? >> anything for tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the new details just coming in after another train derailment in ohio. the second in just a month. new video showing the moment 28 cars from a massive 212-car train lifted up off of the tracks, four of them tankers. residents describe hearing a loud bang. serious questions now for the rail industry and for norfolk southern, the same train company involved in that toxic derailment in east palestine. residen...

Say no hazardous materials were involved this time and no injuries have been reported. this drone video showing the aftermath, 28 of the trains 212 cars toppled off the tracks, including four tankers which were empty. the crash knocked out power to more than 1500 residents living nearby. all of this as the cleanup continues in east palestine after that norfolk southern derailment in february. toxic chemicals released into the air, soil, and water. residents reporting symptoms of headaches, cough...

One month of that toxic train derailment. this time, yet again, the train operated by norfolk southern. abcs alex presha on the scene of this newest derailment, this time in springfield, ohio. >> reporter: tonight, questions as to what caused yet another norfolk southern train to derail, this time in springfield, ohio. the incident coming a month after that toxic derailment in east palestine. dash cam video shows 28 of the 212 cars careening off the tracks saturday, sending metal flying. >> pret...

Hazardous material, the train had 212 railcars. >> there were other cars with hazardous materials on them, but as they were not affected by the derailment, we do not have a situation at this time. >> reporter: also on saturday a union pacific train went off the tracks in southern kansas. in early this morning at least three cars on this gravel train derailed in maynard, texas. >> are we having more derailments than before? or does it seem that way? speak of the short answer is you look at the st...