Two trains operated by BNSF derailed in Washington state and Arizona on Thursday as the rail industry and its Republican allies fight against bipartisan safety legislation introduced in the wake of the toxic crash in East Palestine, Ohio.
earlier this week that the PAC for Union Pacific — one of the largest Class 1 railroads in the U.S. — “made $15,000 in contributions last month, all to Republicans in the House and Senate, given less than two weeks after the Ohio derailment.”
“Several House Republicans on committees that oversee transportation have sought to delay the bipartisan legislation to boost rail safety rules,” Moore noted, “Rep. Troy Nehls , chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, parroted industry talking points earlier this month when making the case against regulatory action,
U.S. railroads have a “very high success rate of moving hazardous material — to the point of 99-percent-plus.”Politico newsletter that “while 99.9 percent of all hazmat shipments that move by rail reach their destination safely, we know a single incident can have significant impacts.”Yesterday we reported how the top rail lobby group is running ads in Politico touting a purported "99.9%" safety rate, while it's simultaneously lobbying against new safety rules.
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