![]() ![]() “If there’s only one person on a train and they have a medical problem, what then,” said Brown. It would force companies to keep at least two employees, a conductor and engineer on each train Raises fines for safety violations from $10,000 to $25,000 Requiring trains carrying hazardous materials to report them to each state they travel through > Springfield train derailment: NTSB continues to investigate wheels, estimates damages at $2.6MĬampbell reports highlights of Brown’s Railway Safety Act include: “The people that work on the railroad don’t have the time they need to do safety inspections because they keep laying people off,” said Brown. > PHOTOS: Drone footage shows train derailment near Clark County Fairgroundsīut the people in East Palestine were not so lucky when a Norfolk Southern train derailed in their community back in February.Ĭampbell says the months long clean-up still underway there, plus the Clark County incident, are all part of why Brown believes more regulation is needed. Images from Sky 7 showed 28 out of 212 cars derailed but somehow, none of the 30 tankers that did have hazardous materials inside were part of the derailment. I just think we got very, very lucky that it did not.” “Right here in my backyard,” he told Campbell. The train derailed almost on top of Martin’s buildings on March 4 and he feared an environmental nightmare. > ORIGINAL COVERAGE: Norfolk Southern train derails in Springfield No hazardous materials ‘involved’ He stepped inside with Lane Martin, who runs an organization supporting developmentally disabled adults. Senator Brown looked over the back fence of a Clark County business to see damaged rail cars still on their sides. “How many cars derailed?” Brown asked on scene. > PREVIOUS COVERAGE: ‘It’s unacceptable ’ Ohio Senator calls for legislation after latest train derailment in Springfield Senator Brown said when it comes to clean up and safety, he plans to hold Norfolk Southern’s feet to the fire. It has been at nearly three weeks since a Norfolk Southern Train derailed in Clark County but there are still a half-dozen damaged cars laying on their side next to the tracks. News Center 7′s Mike Campbell spoke with the senator about how he plans to force railroad companies to focus on safety. > PHOTOS: Senator Brown visits Clark County train derailment site Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown returned Friday to the site of Clark County’s train derailment from earlier this month to push his railway safety act and wanted to see the clean-up efforts.
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