Ohio and Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senators say they’re introducing a bipartisan rail safety bill Wednesday that’s intended to prevent future train catastrophes like the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
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It would create new safety requirements and procedures for trains carrying hazardous materials like the vinyl chloride released in East Palestine, such as requiring rail carriers to provideto state emergency response officials about what they are transporting, setting rules for train size and weight and imposing requirements to prevent blocked rail crossings.
Federal and state officials have repeatedly said it’s safe for evacuated residents to return to the area. They say air testing in the town and inside hundreds of homes hasn’t detected any concerning levels of contaminants. The state says the local municipal drinking water system is safe, and bottled water is available while testing is conducted for those with private wells.
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