Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has asked the NTSB to investigate the practices of other large rail companies following the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, speaks during a news conference on at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 9, 2023.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Wednesday urged the National Transportation Safety Board to broaden its rail safety investigation beyond Norfolk Southern to other large rail companies after last month's derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
He cited a "troubling and fatal combination" of factors, including deregulations, more than 26,500 accidents and incidents in the past five years as well as over 30,000 employee cuts. "I strongly urge you to expand your investigation into the safety practices of all Class I freight railroads operating throughout the country, including BNSF Railway, CSX, Union Pacific, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, and Kansas City Southern; and issue findings, recommendations, and regulations to improve rail safety across the country," Schumer wrote in the letter, first reported...
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