Passenger Railway Safety and Oversight Hearing
Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner and Board Chair Anthony Coscia testified on passenger rail oversight and safety before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipel…
381 viewsAmtrak CEO Stephen Gardner and Board Chair Anthony Coscia testified on passenger rail oversight and safety before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipel…
381 viewsTransportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg testified on oversight of his department and its fiscal year 2025 budget request before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He cove…
251 viewsTransportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg testified on oversight of his department and its fiscal year 2025 budget request before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. In this…
2,748 viewsTransportation Secretary Buttigieg and others spoke about the Biden administration’s new rule establishing minimum safety requirements for the size of train crews.
341 viewsNorfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R), an East Palestine resident, and others testified on rail safety before the Senate Commerce Committee. The hearing followed Norf…
1,343 viewsPresident Biden traveled to East Palestine, Ohio, to meet with members of the community and give an update on the federal government’s efforts to hold rail operator Norfolk Southern accounta…
3,228 viewsMike Lee previewed President Biden’s trip today to East Palestine, Ohio, the site of February 2023's toxic Norfolk Southern derailment.
152 viewsPresident Biden discussed infrastructure and the impact of his administration’s “Investing in America” agenda while delivering remarks from the Carpenters International Training Center in La…
1,938 views“A Republican shutdown would stop our work on safety rules all because some of the same people who rushed to get in front of a camera during the East Palestine derailment aftermath are now d…
324 viewsAmtrak CEO Stephen Gardner and the executive director of the Northwest Corridor Commission testified on improving service and efficiency before a House Transportation and Infrastructure subc…
1,035 views“I am determined to make this right,” said Norfolk Southern Railway CEO Alan Shaw during his opening testimony on the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Also testifying before t…
8,731 viewsOhio Representatives Bill Johnson (R) and Emilia Sykes (D), and members of their state’s congressional delegation spoke with reporters about the RAIL Act to address safety in the wake of the…
304 viewsNational Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy said the board is considering issuing urgent safety recommendations following the Ohio toxic chemical train derailment in E…
145 viewsSenate Majority Leader Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the chamber floor about introducing rail safety legislation following the train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio.
46 views“This was 100% preventable. We call things accidents. There is no accident. Every single event that we investigate is preventable,” said National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jen…
1,290 viewsSenator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) spoke about the situation in East Palestine, Ohio following the Norfolk Southern train derailment. He talked about a new bill in response to the accident that he…
121 viewsSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R=KY) criticized Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s response to the toxic chemical spill caused by a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. …
54 viewsSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that lawmakers would be looking into what led to the trail derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and he called on the CEO of Norfolk South…
45 viewsToxicologist and chemical safety consultant Gerald Poje talked about the risk of toxic exposure sustained by residents of East Palestine, Ohio, following a train derailment on February 3, 20…
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