Norfolk Southern budges on safety reform amid derailment recovery | National
(The Center Square) – Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw has endorsed several proposals to improve railroad safety, but the bipartisan bill introduced by two Ohio senators has is not yet fully committed. Shaw testified Thursday with four others before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works following the February 3 train derailment in […]
Illegal Immigrants Overloading Hospital in Yuma, AZ; NTSB Reports on Cause of Ohio Train Derailment
The Yuma Regional Medical Center is coping with financial difficulties after spending about $26 million to treat illegal immigrants, mostly pregnant women. Here are some takeaways from the GOP field hearing held on February 23rd in Yuma, Arizona. The National Transportation Safety Board has released an investigation into a train derailment in Ohio. Find out […]
Arizona lawmakers want to reduce the length of trains following Ohio derailment
Katherine Davis-Young/KJZZ Flagstaff Station on July 13, 2021. If you’ve had to wait minutes or hours to cross the tracks, lawmakers in Arizona are working to provide relief. A law approved by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Friday limits the length of trains passing through the state to 8,500 feet. 1.6 miles may […]
