Biden’s visit to site of train derailment in Ohio comes more than a year after toxic disaster

The White House plans to use the visit to urge lawmakers to pass federal railway safety legislation that stalled in Congress after a Norfolk Southern train derailed on Feb. 3, 2023, spilling dangerous chemicals, including vinyl chloride, and raising health concerns throughout the area. The entire freight rail industry drew heavy scrutiny, and the spotlight prompted a group of lawmakers to sponsor the bipartisan Railway Safety Act, which aimed to strengthen safety requirements, improve train inspections and increase penalties on rail companies for wrongdoing. In May, the bill sailed through…

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