Norfolk Southern to let workers use anonymous federal safety hotline one year after derailment
Norfolk Southern will join a federal program to study close-call incidents involving its trains after East Palestine, Ohio, derailment one year ago.
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Norfolk Southern will join a federal program to study close-call incidents involving its trains after East Palestine, Ohio, derailment one year ago.
“These accidents aren’t happening every day. They’re not happening every month. But it’s going to happen again."
Some of the most dangerous intersections in the country are where roads meet train tracks.
Railroad officials say 95 percent of rail-related deaths are rail-crossing incidents or trespassing near tracks and most of these accidents are preventable.
The Association of American Railroads says a federal program in which employees can anonymously report safety concerns has the potential for misuse. The post Rail trade group says federal safety hotline could be misused appeared first on FreightWaves.