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The US rail carriers feel maligned by the federal minister in charge of their industry.

In a letter to transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) has pushed back against comments he made last week ahead of the anniversary of the derailment of a Norfolk Southern (NS) train in East Palestine, which forced the evacuation of local residents because among the derailed rail cars were five carrying vinyl chloride, a highly toxic chemical.

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