Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) have introduced the Railway Safety Act of 2023, a bipartisan bill that would increase safety requirements and inspections for trains carrying hazardous materials, require two-person crews, and levy heightened fines for rail carriers' wrongdoing. The bill is in response to a derailment last month in East Palestine, Ohio, and is expected to be voted on in the coming weeks.
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This article discusses the Railway Safety Act of 2023, a bill introduced by a bipartisan group of senators in response to a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The bill includes provisions to increase safety procedures, such as requiring rail carriers to give advance notice of hazardous materials, increasing rail car inspections, and requiring crews of at least two people. If passed, the bill would become the first major rail safety legislation in more than a decade.