Norfolk Southern’s CEO is offering support for some parts of a bipartisan Senate bill to put tougher safety regulations on railroads after last month’s fiery hazardous materials train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border.
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Shaw supports provisions in the act for railroads to fund training for emergency crews, a review of regulations for rail care inspections every three years and accelerating the phaseout of older tank car models. The Senate Commerce Committee will also hear from the National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy. The NTSB — as well as the Federal Railroad Administration — are investigating the East Palestine derailment and Norfolk Southern’s safety practices.
Homendy will push for a broader definition of high-hazard flammable trains, saying it “should include a broad range of hazardous materials” and “that even one railcar of any hazardous material justifies notifying emergency responders.” Both senators, as well as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, have been outspoken critics of Norfolk Southern. Vance, who holds a seat on the Senate Commerce Committee, circulated a memo to his fellow Republicans on the panel this week to push them to focus the hearing on the new safety regulations, including questioning Shaw on whether he supports increased fines for safety violations.
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