Norfolk Southern's Ohio train disaster could happen again. Here's why
Efforts to keep costs down and make railroads more efficient have made trains less safe, experts told USA TODAY.
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Efforts to keep costs down and make railroads more efficient have made trains less safe, experts told USA TODAY.
When former US President Donald Trump was in office, he made it a point to repeal, withdraw, or delay over
Frequent derailments may signal a need for more rapid deployment of infrastructure investment, as well.
The Ohio train derailment and chemical fire are emblematic of a rail industry that does not take safety seriously enough.
The number of Norfolk Southern hazmat train cars involved in accidents last year was six times higher than a decade earlier, official data reveals.