Deluzio rail-safety reforms find bipartisan support, advance to full House

Deluzio rail-safety reforms find bipartisan support, advance to full House

Railroad-safety reforms drawn up after a derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio are building up steam.

Trump Drops A TRUTH Bomb For Rail Workers’ Safety

President Donald J. Trump last week formally called on Congress to include the Railway Safety Act in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill, urging Republicans to support the amendment before the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. The statement immediately drew attention across the rail industry and among SMART-TD members who have spent years fighting for stronger safety standards, better working conditions, and protection…

House committee advances rail safety overhaul three years after East Palestine disaster

The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted 54, 11 on May 21 to approve rail safety provisions targeting hazardous materials transport, attaching the language to a five-year, $580 billion highway bill more than three years after a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, and dumped over a million gallons of toxic chemicals into the surrounding community. The lopsided vote masks a fight that is far from over. …