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Pa.’s Casey, Fetterman, back rule boosting transparency on trains carrying toxic material

BY: - July 7, 2023

The proposed rule comes in the wake of this year's toxic spill along the Pa./Ohio border.

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Aerial view of the train derailment wreckage in East Palestine. (Screenshot from NTSB B-roll recorded Feb. 5, 2023)

A bank crashes. A train derails. And you wonder why we need government regulation? | Ray Landis

BY: - April 9, 2023

Everyone says they don't need the government -- until they really need the government.

Priorities for rail safety bill debated in U.S. Senate hearing with Norfolk Southern CEO

BY: - March 22, 2023

A few Democrats on the panel also criticized railroads for an overemphasis on profits and stock buybacks, saying money should instead be spent on workers who could improve safety.

Aerial view of the train derailment wreckage in East Palestine. (Screenshot from NTSB B-roll recorded Feb. 5, 2023)

Pa.’s Deluzio teams with N.Y. lawmaker on railroad safety bill

BY: - March 22, 2023

The proposal is companion legislation to a bill now before the U.S. Senate.

Aerial view of the train derailment wreckage in East Palestine. (Screenshot from NTSB B-roll recorded Feb. 5, 2023)

East Palestine was ‘H.G. Wells War of the Worlds stuff’

BY: - March 18, 2023

The Feb. 3 train crash along the Pa/Ohio border has people worried about their health and the future of their communities.

U.S. Senate Leader Schumer calls for safety audit into all major railroads after Ohio derailment

BY: - March 16, 2023

The call comes more than a month after a Norfolk Southern train went off the tracks miles from the Pa. border.

Norfolk Southern CEO apologizes for Ohio crash, but won’t back bipartisan rail safety bill

BY: - March 10, 2023

The CEO of Norfolk Southern, the railroad operating the train that last month derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, apologized for the derailment at a U.S. Senate hearing Thursday, but declined solicitations to endorse a bipartisan rail safety bill. Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw opened his testimony to the Senate Environment and […]

Aerial view of the train derailment wreckage in East Palestine. (Screenshot from NTSB B-roll recorded Feb. 5, 2023)

Pa. House Dems call on Congress, feds to toughen regs on toxic trains | Monday Morning Coffee

BY: - March 6, 2023

Pennsylvanians and other Americans at risk from the trains 'deserve better,' the lawmakers said.

Aerial view of the train derailment wreckage in East Palestine. (Screenshot from NTSB B-roll recorded Feb. 5, 2023)

Pa.’s Casey, Fetterman join bill aimed at preventing future train derailments

BY: - March 1, 2023

U.S.  Sens. Bob Casey and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania joined a bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday introducing new legislation aimed at preventing future freight train derailments like the one last month in East Palestine, Ohio. 

Aerial view of the train derailment wreckage in East Palestine. (Screenshot from NTSB B-roll recorded Feb. 5, 2023)

Pa.’s Deluzio, California’s Khanna look to beef up regs for toxic trains

BY: - March 1, 2023

The DERAIL Act would also require railroads to take safety precautions, including slower speeds, newer rail cars, better braking equipment and required reporting when carrying hazardous materials across the country.

Pa. Lt. Gov. Davis says Congress needs to step up in Ohio train derailment | Tuesday Morning Coffee

BY: - February 28, 2023

'There are clearly laws and regulations that need to be changed,' Davis, a former W.Pa lawmaker, said.

Aerial view of the train derailment wreckage in East Palestine. (Screenshot from NTSB B-roll recorded Feb. 5, 2023)

What Norfolk Southern’s accident reports say about the company and industry

BY: - February 27, 2023

Norfolk Southern has seen 163.6 derailments and 2.9 hazardous material releases per year on average, according to federal data.