REPS. KHANNA, DELUZIO REINTRODUCE 'DERAIL ACT' TO STRENGTHEN RAILROAD SAFETY STANDARDS FOR HIGH-HAZARD FLAMMABLE TRAINS
February 05, 2025
February 05, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025:
Two years after a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the town of East Palestine, Ohio, just across the state line with Pennsylvania, U.S. Representatives Chris Deluzio (PA-17) and Ro Khanna (CA-17) today reintroduced the Decreasing Emergency Railroad Accident Instances Locally (DERAIL) Act to broaden the definition by which trains are classified as a "high- . . .
Two years after a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the town of East Palestine, Ohio, just across the state line with Pennsylvania, U.S. Representatives Chris Deluzio (PA-17) and Ro Khanna (CA-17) today reintroduced the Decreasing Emergency Railroad Accident Instances Locally (DERAIL) Act to broaden the definition by which trains are classified as a "high- . . .