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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he wants the nation\u2019s freight railroads to immediately act to improve safety while regulators try to strengthen safety rules in the wake of a fiery derailment<\/a> in Ohio that forced evacuations<\/a> when toxic chemicals were released and burned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buttigieg announced a package of reforms Tuesday \u2014 two days after he warned<\/a> the railroad responsible for the derailment, Norfolk Southern, to fulfill its promises to clean up the mess just outside East Palestine, Ohio, and help the town recover. He said the Department of Transportation will hold the railroad accountable for any safety violations that contributed to the Feb. 3 crash near the Pennsylvania border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile ensuring the safety of those impacted by this crash is the immediate priority, we also have to recognize that this represents an important moment to redouble our efforts to make this far less likely to happen again in the future,\u201d Buttigieg said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though government data shows that derailments have declined in recent years, there were still 1,049 of them last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency plans to return to the town of 4,700 Tuesday along with the governors of Ohio and Pennsylvania to discuss the cleanup and efforts to keep people safe on the same day officials plan to open a medical clinic<\/a> staffed by contamination experts to evaluate residents\u2019 complaints. State and federal officials have reiterated that their testing of air and water samples<\/a> in the area doesn\u2019t show dangerous levels of any toxins, but some people have been complaining about constant headaches and irritated eyes as they worry<\/a> about returning to their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buttigieg said railroads and tank car owners should take action themselves to accelerate their plan to upgrade the tank cars that haul flammable liquids like crude oil and ethanol by 2025 instead of waiting to comply with the 2029 standard Congress ultimately approved after regulators suggested the earlier deadline. He also said freight railroads should quickly agree to use a confidential hotline regulators created that lets employees report safety concerns without fear of retribution, and reach agreements to provide their employees with paid sick time to help prevent fatigue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also wants railroads to stop asking for waivers from inspection requirements every time they develop new technology to improve inspections, because he said the technology should supplement but not replace human inspections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Railroad unions have also been raising concerns that car inspections are being rushed and preventative maintenance may be getting neglected after widespread job cuts in the industry in recent years that they say have made railroads riskier<\/a>. Greg Regan, president of the AFL-CIO\u2019s Transportation Trades Department coalition, said Ohio\u2019s derailment should prompt reforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI do think that there\u2019s a moment to look in the mirror as an entire industry and decide what we can do better,\u201d Regan said. \u201cI think the industry by and large has been reluctant to make the types of changes that are needed. They have obviously fought regulations in the past, but I think they are running out of excuses here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buttigieg said regulators will be looking at whether they can revive a proposed rule the Trump administration dropped that would have required upgraded, electronically-controlled brakes on certain trains filled with flammable liquids that are designated \u201chigh-hazardous flammable train.\u201d The rule was dropped after Congress directed regulators to use a strict cost-benefit analysis to evaluate the rule and they decided the potential benefits couldn\u2019t justify the costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buttigieg said he\u2019ll ask Congress to \u201cuntie our hands here\u201d on the braking rule, and regulators may look at expanding which trains are covered by the \u201chigh-hazardous\u201d rules that were announced in 2015 after several fiery crude oil train derailments \u2014 the worst of which killed 47 people and decimated the Canadian town of Lac M\u00e9gantic in 2013. He also said Congress should raise the current $225,455 limit on railroad safety fines at least tenfold to create a better deterrent for the multibillion-dollar corporations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buttigieg criticized railroads for lobbying against the braking rule and challenging it in court. But railroad safety expert David Clarke, who previously led the Center for Transportation Research at the University of Tennessee, said the industry shouldn\u2019t be criticized too heavily for pushing back against proposed regulations when there are questions about their benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe fact that you couch those in terms of safety makes it seem like it\u2019s, you know, mom, God and apple pie \u2014 anything safety related is sacred,\u201d Clarke said. \u201cBut the bottom line is companies have to look at the benefits and the cost of any expenditure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine was incredulous when he learned the Norfolk Southern train that derailed didn\u2019t carry that designation, meaning that the railroad didn\u2019t have to notify the state about the dangerous chemicals it was carrying or follow detailed requirements about finding the safest route for those chemicals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is absurd,\u201d DeWine said. \u201cCongress needs to take a look at how this is handled.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regulators and the Association of American Railroads trade group say there are hundreds of pages of other rules railroads must follow when they transport any hazardous chemicals, whether it is the vinyl chloride that has gotten so much attention in this derailment, crude oil, nuclear materials or any of the hundreds of other dangerous chemicals that railroads routinely carry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not clear whether the \u201chigh-hazardous\u201d rules could have prevented this derailment. The federal National Transportation Safety Board is in the early stages of its investigation, although officials with that agency have said they believe the failure of an axle on one of the railcars not long after the train crew got a warning about a possible mechanical problem caused this crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Federal Railroad Administration will also work to finalize its proposed rule<\/a> to require two-person crews in most circumstances that Buttigieg pointed to as one of the Biden administration\u2019s main efforts to improve rail safety over the past two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, Eddie Hall, said he believes the freight railroads\u2019 efforts<\/a> to cut crews down to one person represent a clear threat to safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRailroads in the United States largely self-regulate, and right now, rather than learn from their mistakes and improve oversight and safety, they are going in the opposite direction,\u201d Hall said. \u201cWe welcome efforts by the Department of Transportation to improve rail safety.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Norfolk Southern officials declined to respond directly to Buttigieg on Monday other than to reiterate the railroad\u2019s commitment to safety and to cleaning up the derailment. CEO Alan Shaw said in a statement the railroad reissued Monday that he knows the railroad will be judged by its actions, but he pledged to do everything he could to help \u201cget East Palestine back on its feet as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of those efforts, the railroad said it has designated one of its local employees who lives in the town as a liaison between East Palestine and Norfolk Southern. That person will oversee a $1 million budget to help the community in addition a $1 million fund the railroad created to help residents and $3.4 million in payments it has already handed out to families. Those payments are likely just the start, as the EPA has said Norfolk Southern will be responsible for the cleanup costs and several lawsuits<\/a> have already been filed against the railroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

University of Illinois professor Christopher Barkan, who teaches a class on railroad operating safety and advises the industry on tank car safety standards and environmental concerns, said he believes the railroad will follow through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t the slightest doubt that Norfolk Southern is going to be responsive, and continue to be responsive. until all of the environmental problems have been addressed,\u201d Barkan said. \u201cI understand why the people in that town are really concerned right now. It\u2019s a horrible thing to have happen in your town.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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