Second Ohio derailment raises ire in Congress on rail safety

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Second Ohio derailment raises ire in Congress on rail safety

Tue, 03/07/2023 - 14:27
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WASHINGTON — A second freight train derailment in Ohio within a month is giving new impetus for rail safety legislation in Congress, as Democrats and Republicans prepare to grill Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw when he testifies to a Senate committee Thursday. “The big railroads have weakened safety rules or resisted safety rules for years,” Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown said on ABC’s “This Week” on…

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