News / Norfolk Southern Ohio derailment drives calls for tighter safety regulations

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The Norfolk Southern train crash in East Palestine, Ohio on 3 February may have derailed the Class I railways’ efforts to reduce crews – amid more likely fallout from the incident.

The catastrophe, in which 38 rail cars derailed, including 11 carrying hazardous materials, turned into a platform for political grandstanding last week.

Former US president Trump steamed into town to lambast the Biden administration for “betraying” locals with an ’inadequate response’. He promised to pay for cleaning supplies for the spill ...