Norfolk Southern endorsed all of the recommendations the National Transportation Safety Board made in its final East Palestine report, and the railroad said it has largely addressed the safety concerns the Federal Railroad Administration raised in a report last year. But the rail industry has been lobbying against many of the proposed regulations Congress has been considering. During the proxy fight, Shaw hired a new operations chief and promised to make the railroad more efficient, though he still says he doesn't want to cut so deep that Norfolk Southern won't have the resources it needs to handle additional freight when the economy does improve.