Ohio Train Derailment: Railroad safety measures added to Ohio Senate bill

New rail safety measures were added to House Bill 23 on Wednesday. One measure added was installing wayside detectors every ten to fifteen miles of track.

(AP) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday ordered states to stop blocking contaminated waste from a fiery train derailment in Ohio from being sent to hazardous waste storage sites around the nation.

A handful of politicians and states have sought to block shipments from East Palestine, including Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, who last week said he had stopped waste from the derailment from coming into his state.

EPA Administrator Michael Regan said there was no reason for states to block shipments of the type of waste that certified facilities routinely handle every day.

“This is impermissible and this is unacceptable,” he said.

The EPA has ordered railroad Norfolk Southern to cover the costs of cleaning up from the Feb. 3 derailment that toppled 38 rail cars. No one was hurt, but concerns over a potential explosion led state and local officials to approve releasing and burning toxic vinyl chloride from five tanker cars and forced the evacuations of half the village.

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[virgilpalmer]

There's always been 2 men crews .
There was 5 men crews..
Now 2 are doing the work of 5..
Don't you ever do any research on what you report...