{"id":50556,"date":"2023-03-08T07:59:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T12:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=50556"},"modified":"2023-03-08T07:59:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T12:59:45","slug":"sen-schumer-demands-answers-from-railroad-companies-as-norfolk-southern-releases-safety-plan-following-toxic-train-derailment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/sen-schumer-demands-answers-from-railroad-companies-as-norfolk-southern-releases-safety-plan-following-toxic-train-derailment\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Schumer Demands Answers from Railroad Companies as Norfolk-Southern Releases Safety Plan Following Toxic Train Derailment"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>

Senator Chuck Schumer holds up letter he has sent to major railroad companies (March 7, 2023)<\/p><\/div>\n

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer<\/strong> is demanding answers from major rail companies just as Norfolk Southern<\/strong> released a six-point safety plan Monday four weeks after the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Norfolk-Southern said their six-point plan is based on the preliminary findings of the National Transportation Safety Board<\/strong> as they continue investigating the derailment.<\/p>\n

The February 3 derailment caused a fire and sent a cloud of smoke over the town, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate while railroad crews drained and burned off toxic chemicals. It has prompted calls in Congress<\/strong> to pass new railroad safety legislation.<\/p>\n

While the NTSB\u2019s investigation is ongoing, the agency has determined a wheel bearing was in the final stage of overheat failure before the crash.<\/p>\n

Schumer outlined some of the 10 points of his letter to Norfolk Southern, CSX<\/strong>, and the other major railroads in a media call, “What notification do you provide to the state and local responders and now, more importantly, what changes will you make with notification in light of the recent derailment in Ohio? Two, how will you ensure local responders have the appropriate resources to respond to a train derailment? It’s not the railroads that have to respond, but local first responders.”<\/p>\n

Schumer has requested a response to his letter within 30 days.<\/p>\n

A bipartisan railway safety bill<\/strong> by the senators from Ohio would boost safety requirements for trains carrying hazardous materials, call for more frequent inspections of rail cars, increase fines for safety violations and greenlight $27 million to examine possible other safety improvements.<\/p>\n

The bill would also require more frequent use of sensors that detect overheated wheel bearings.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Norfolk Southern’s CEO Alan Shaw<\/strong> has agreed to testify on the Ohio train derailment before the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee<\/strong> Thursday, March 9.<\/p>\n

[pdf-embedder url=”https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023.03.06-US-RRs-Safety-Letter.pdf” title=”2023.03.06 – US RRs Safety Letter”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is demanding answers from major rail companies just as Norfolk Southern released a six-point safety plan Monday four weeks after the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Norfolk-Southern said their six-point plan is based on the preliminary findings of the National Transportation Safety Board as they continue investigating […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":50558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4],"tags":[13016,7445,558,595,13014,1654,6265,13015,13017],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Schumer-Rail-3-7-23.jpg?fit=1581%2C877&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3YlJ4-d9q","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17386,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/train-derailment-leads-to-evacuation-of-100-residents-in-ripley\/","url_meta":{"origin":50556,"position":0},"title":"Train Derailment Leads to Evacuation of 100 Residents in Ripley","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"March 3, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"RIPLEY - It was a busy day in Ripley on Wednesday as crews continued to remove some of the 16 cars from a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed Tuesday night, forcing the evacuation of nearly 100 residents from their homes. Officials now say the derailment occurred around 9:30 p.m.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Local News"","block_context":{"text":"Local News","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/category\/news\/local-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ripley-Train-Derailment-March-2016-1.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ripley-Train-Derailment-March-2016-1.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ripley-Train-Derailment-March-2016-1.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12807,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/schumer-calls-on-dot-to-approve-new-rail-regulations-in-wake-of-wv-derailment\/","url_meta":{"origin":50556,"position":1},"title":"Schumer Calls on DOT to Approve New Rail Regulations in Wake of WV Derailment","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"February 20, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"WASHINGTON - Senator Charles Schumer is using a recent train derailment in West Virginia as evidence that more needs to be done to ensure proper safety for the transportation of oil across our nation\u2019s railways. Schumer called on the Department of Transportation and the Office of Management and Budget Thursday\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Local News"","block_context":{"text":"Local News","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/category\/news\/local-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Schumer.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":17368,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/effort-to-contain-ethanol-spill-underway-following-train-derailment-in-ripley\/","url_meta":{"origin":50556,"position":2},"title":"Effort to Contain Ethanol Spill Underway Following Train Derailment in Ripley","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"March 2, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"RIPLY, NY - There\u2019s been a train derailment in Chautauqua County. Dozens of people were forced out of their homes in Ripley Tuesday night after a train derailment triggered an ethanol spill. A statement from Governor Andrew Cuomo says 15 rail cars traveling on the Norfolk Southern line derailed near\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Local News"","block_context":{"text":"Local News","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/category\/news\/local-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ripley-Train-Derailment-March-2016-1.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ripley-Train-Derailment-March-2016-1.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ripley-Train-Derailment-March-2016-1.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":51584,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/listen-community-matters-chuck-schumer-april-27-2023\/","url_meta":{"origin":50556,"position":3},"title":"[LISTEN] Community Matters – Chuck Schumer – April 27, 2023","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"April 28, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer shares concerns about the House Republican debt ceiling plan.","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/category\/news\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Schumer-debt-ceiling.jpg?fit=1200%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Schumer-debt-ceiling.jpg?fit=1200%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Schumer-debt-ceiling.jpg?fit=1200%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Schumer-debt-ceiling.jpg?fit=1200%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Schumer-debt-ceiling.jpg?fit=1200%2C663&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":53615,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/listen-community-matters-chuck-schumer-august-3-2023\/","url_meta":{"origin":50556,"position":4},"title":"[LISTEN] Community Matters – Chuck Schumer – August 3, 2023","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"August 4, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announces almost a billion dollars in funding for upstate hospitals.","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/category\/news\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Schumer-Medicare-Hospital-Announcement.jpg?fit=1200%2C785&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Schumer-Medicare-Hospital-Announcement.jpg?fit=1200%2C785&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Schumer-Medicare-Hospital-Announcement.jpg?fit=1200%2C785&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Schumer-Medicare-Hospital-Announcement.jpg?fit=1200%2C785&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Schumer-Medicare-Hospital-Announcement.jpg?fit=1200%2C785&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":17632,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/latest-state-rail-inspection-includes-csx-section-in-ripley-location-of-march-1-derailment\/","url_meta":{"origin":50556,"position":5},"title":"Latest State Rail Inspection Includes CSX Section in Ripley, Location of March 1 Derailment","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"March 30, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the successful completion of another round of crude oil tank car and rail inspections, with one of them taking place here in Chautauqua County. The inspections are intended to improve public safety and reduce potential dangers associated with the transport of crude oil\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Local News"","block_context":{"text":"Local News","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/category\/news\/local-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The cause of the derailment on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 remains under investigation. (Image courtesy of Bryce Johnson)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ripley-Train-Derailment-March-2016-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50556"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50556"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50559,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50556\/revisions\/50559"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}