Rail workers, regulators, chemical manufacturers and Congress members called Tuesday for passage of rail safety legislation to address dangers exposed by last year’s derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio.
FILE - This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk and Southern freight train that derailed the night before in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 4, 2023. The Federal Railroad Administration recently completed a review of Norfolk Southern's safety culture done in the wake of the fiery Feb. 3 derailment in Ohio, and officials plan to follow up with similar investigations of all the major freight railroads over the next year. WASHINGTON, D. C.
“The East Palestine disaster wasn’t an isolated incident,” U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli, a newly elected Salem Republican whose district includes East Palestine, told a House Transportation subcommittee hearing on rail safety after the accident. “It was a wake up call ...Our federal regulators are asleep at the switch while our communities live in fear that each passing train could be the next disaster. This is unacceptable.
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