Democratic Reps. Ro Khanna and Chris Deluzio have introduced a bill to tighten safety measures for trains carrying hazardous materials and ensure they're properly classified. It's the first such proposal from Congress since the East Palestine derailment.
The train that derailed in East Palestine included 11 tank cars carrying hazardous materials, but it wasn't classified as a “high-hazard flammable train" and therefore wasn't subject to stricter regulations.The legislation seeks to broaden the definition of what constitutes a “high-hazard flammable train,” lowering the threshold to meet the classification and ensuring that trains carrying hazardous materials are subject to stricter federal safety regulations.
High-hazard flammable trains are not allowed to travel faster than 50 miles per hour, use special cars when transporting hazardous materials cross-country, and have newer braking equipment, theWhile the Transportation Department currently applies these rules to trains with hazardous materials in at least 20 consecutive cars — or 35 cars total — the legislation proposed by Khanna and Deluzio would lower the threshold toThe legislation would also expand the list of hazardous substances and...
“This is a moment where we need political leaders from all parties and from across the country to speak out loudly for better safety regulations and to acknowledge what so many Americans are going through," Khanna said in a statement. "For too long, railroads have prioritized profit ahead of public safety and their workers, and it is time to regulate the railroads," Deluzio said in a news release. "This legislation is an important step forward to finally strengthen our rail regulations and improve rail safety, he added.”
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