Thread by @RickSmithShow

The Railway Safety Act of 2023 is a good start but isn't enough. It would increase the fine the federal gov't can put on railroads from $225,000 to 1% of annual operating income, which could be tens of millions of dollars.
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Detection devices when there's hazmat on the train checks for things like heat every ten miles. The train that derailed in East Palestine? The detection devices were checked either every 20 miles...or not at all. (con't)
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(con't) Even when these detection device sensors go off & all the machinery is warning of danger, there's someone off-track in a booth saying, "Aw, don't worry about it."
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The Railway Safety Act of 2023 would also mandate at least a 2-person crew; I think it should be at least 3. We have all this dependence on technology but we need workers' knowledge of the rails. Tech should be an assistance to people, not a replacement.
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The Railway Safety Act of 2023 would impose other regulations on the rail industry, which is a good thing because clearly the rail companies cannot be trusted to police themselves.
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Norfolk Southern should be paying every person who had to evacuate their full salary, should pay for every bit of cleanup, & should make things whole again.
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