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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Stephen Groves and Josh Funk

Six months after East Palestine derailment, Congress deadlocked on new rules for train safety

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

Congress responded to the fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio earlier this year with bipartisan alarm, holding a flurry of hearings about the potential for railroad crashes to trigger even larger disasters. Both parties agreed that a legislative response was needed.

Yet six months after life was upended in East Palestine, little has changed.

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