The railroad responsible for last month’s toxic train derailment in Ohio will roll out pledges today to make its trains safer, just days before its CEO is set to testify to Congress. But the steps are modest compared to the Biden admin's demands.
Norfolk Southern says it wants to seek industry consensus on standards for this equipment, which now are determined by individual companies. | Gene J. Puskar/AP PhotoThe railroad responsible for last month’s toxic train derailment in Ohio will roll out pledges Monday to make its trains safer, just days before its CEO is set to testify to Congress for the first time about its role in the disaster.
In a statement accompanying the plan, Shaw said the preliminary findings of the National Transportation Safety Board, an independent agency probing the disaster, made it clear that “a comprehensive industry effort” was needed to improve safety and that Norfolk Southern is “not waiting to take action.”— such as upgrading to a faster braking system, providing more notification to communities about hazardous materials traveling through their areas and paying workers sick leave.
The bill also would mandate that railroads have detectors for overheating wheels every 10 miles of track — not every 15, as included in Norfolk Southern’s action plan.
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