Federal U.S. data shows there were 1,087 train derailments in 2021 — which averages to just under three each day. Most are ordinary and don't cause any major problems.
, charges that the U.S. rail industry tolerates too many preventable derailments and has lobbied against certain safety regulations.. The report noted how the increase could at least partially be a result of improved accountability by agency inspectors.on Tuesday designed to improve safety while regulators try to strengthen safety rules and was scheduled to visit the town on Thursday.
He also said freight railroads should reach more agreements to provide their employees with paid sick time to help prevent fatigue. A train derails in Michigan with several cars veering off track in Van Buren Township, in Michigan, United States on Feb. 18, 2023. There were no immediate reported injuries or release of hazardous materials. (Photo by Nick Hagen/Anadolu Agency via GJeremy Ferguson, the president of the largest rail union that represents conductors, said railroads' reliance on longer trains and fewer employees since they started adopting this new operating model in 2017 is jeopardizing public safety.
Buttigieg said he'll ask Congress to "untie our hands here" on the braking rule, and regulators may look at expanding which trains are covered by the "high-hazardous" rules that were announced in 2015 after several fiery crude oil train derailments — the worst of which killed 47 people and decimated the Canadian town of Lac Mégantic in 2013.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine was incredulous when he learned the Norfolk Southern train that derailed didn’t carry that "high-hazardous" designation, meaning that the railroad didn’t have to notify the state about the dangerous chemicals it was carrying.Train car filmed glowing 20 miles from derailment site in Ohio
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