Power of the Rail Industry Looms over Stalled Train Safety Bill that Could Prevent Another East Palestine-Level Disaster - Pittsburgh Union Progress

Power of the rail industry looms over stalled train safety bill that could prevent another East Palestine-level disaster - Pittsburgh Union Progress

We hear a lot of noise coming out of our nation’s capital these days. There are persistent rumors about a guy named Epstein, arguments concerning the name of the Washington, D.C., NFL team, lawmakers yelling at each other over charges of treason. That was just Tuesday’s chaos. Meantime, problems affecting our communities pile up and remain unsolved. Here’s an example: Elected leaders have done little to address the issues revealed by the disastr…

Congressman Chris Deluzio joins bi-partisan roundtable with Pennsylvania and Ohio leaders to talk about rail safety and keep it going more than two years after the 2023 East Palestine train derailment - Beaver County Radio

(File Photo of Congressman Chris Deluzio) Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News (Carnegie, PA) According to a release from Congressman Chris Deluzio’s office, on Saturday, July 19th, 2025, Deluzio joined a rail safety roundtable with Congressman Mike Rulli, union rail workers, and stakeholders from Beaver County and Eastern Ohio. The conversation held in Columbiana, Ohio touched on the approach of the Trump administration to rail safety, rail s…