Reporter at News 5 Cleveland
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio lawmakers continue trying to work across the aisle to get some kind of railroad safety reform passed after the East Palestine train derailment last year, but their efforts are in vain since members of Congress — whose political drama is making them unable to do most anything — have power over the trains. But a new attempt was just made.
The Norfolk Southern freight train carried toxic chemicals, ones that Ohio leaders and first responders had no clue about until it was too late. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said the chemical shipper was on site and gave information to Norfolk Southern and its contractors that there was no justification for a vent and burn.
It seems there could have been another option than releasing hazardous chemicals out, getting into the waterways and soil — but DeWine didn't even get the chance to consider it. Neither did Fire Chief Keith Drabick.State Sen. Bill DeMora and a bipartisan group of colleagues just introduced Senate Bill 233, which makes railroads safer for on-track equipment, which is used for maintenance like repairing worn-down tracks.
They also passed a bill to require all freight crews to have at least two people. This law is now being challenged in federal court by the Association of American Railroads, which includes Norfolk Southern.
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