Train derailment danger being covered up?

[OrangeTsar]

High viability shirt/vest, hard hat, eye protection, protective toe boots, long pants, hearing protection (on person) and gloves (on person) were required at every rail yard we have worked at.

I thought the railway director was exempt though

 

[ButchPlz]

After today, I think we see WHY the Administration didn’t want to send Pete to the derailment site until now. He doesn’t even possess rudimentary political instincts or charisma. How in the world did he ever win a mayoral election?

D next his name in a college town.

 

[85SugarVol]

Are they OK at Fox? Putting stuff in context seems like their cry for help.

 

[DancingOutlaw]

After today, I think we see WHY the Administration didn’t want to send Pete to the derailment site until now. He doesn’t even possess rudimentary political instincts or charisma. How in the world did he ever win a mayoral election?

Mayoral turnout is usually pretty pathetic. 15% is pretty good. Pete got 80% of 14% turnout, so about 1 in 9 registered voters in South Bend picked him.

 

[evillawyer]

MAGA don't care. MAGA just MAGAs.

 

[illumiVOLi]

MAGA don't care. MAGA just MAGAs.

Who would have thunk Jordan, Boebert and Green were morons? Who would have thunk that our government institutions under this and the previous administration had US citizens as its number 1 focus? I mean we are just sending the best and brightest to the hill. Oh and let’s focus on Hunter Biden. That’s solving problems too.

 

[volfanhill]

MAGA don't care. MAGA just MAGAs.

Further proof we have a bloated Federal Government that needs to be downsized significantly

 

[85SugarVol]

Further proof we have a bloated Federal Government that needs to be downsized significantly

 

[CAVPUT]

Further proof we have a bloated Federal Government that needs to be downsized significantly

Eliminate it altogether. The ONLY reason for a federal govt is to provide military/national defense. Leave the rest to the states. And get rid of the fed/central banks. They are a scourge on mankind.

 

[illumiVOLi]

Eliminate it altogether. The ONLY reason for a federal govt is to provide military/national defense. Leave the rest to the states. And get rid of the fed/central banks. They are a scourge on mankind.

Holy Cow. A reasonable man. I like where you are going.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

After today, I think we see WHY the Administration didn’t want to send Pete to the derailment site until now. He doesn’t even possess rudimentary political instincts or charisma. How in the world did he ever win a mayoral election?

unopposed?

 

[UT_VOLS13]

Residents near Ohio train derailment diagnosed with ailments associated with chemical exposure, including bronchitis

 

[brockytop]

had NOTHING to do with East Palestine derailment.

”The New York Times's source for this is Jennifer Homendy, a Democrat and head of the National Transportation Safety Board.
“Anyone speculating about what happened, didn’t happen, or should've happened is misleading a suffering community — PLEASE STOP SPREADING MISINFORMATION,” Homendy said in a Twitter thread . “For example … Some are saying the ECP (electronically controlled pneumatic) brake rule, if implemented, would’ve prevented this derailment. FALSE — here’s why.”
“The ECP braking rule would’ve applied ONLY to HIGH HAZARD FLAMMABLE TRAINS,” she explained. “The train that derailed in East Palestine was a MIXED FREIGHT TRAIN. This means even if the rule had gone into effect, this train wouldn't have had ECP brakes.”

No, Trump’s deregulation didn’t cause the East Palestine train disaster

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

DOT needs to provide an explanation for it's leadership's apathy in the face of this emergency. Lawmakers investigate Buttigieg for ‘apathy’ in the face of East Palestine train disaster

Pete Buttigieg faces call to resign after East Palestine disaster: 'Serious and persistent problems'

 

[LouderVol]

I thought it had been pointed out that rails werent under his purview?

 

[volinbham]

MAGA don't care. MAGA just MAGAs.

kinda like Pete blaming this on Trump when the changes that occurred under Trump weren't connected to this incident.

 

[newyorkvol]

kinda like Pete blaming this on Trump when the changes that occurred under Trump weren't connected to this incident.

WaPo Review of ‘Every Possible Regulatory Change’ Made Under Trump Found NONE Contributed to Ohio Train Derailment - NewsBreak

 

[85SugarVol]

Ohio Train Derailment Contamination Fears Spread Beyond East Palestine

 

[jmacvols1]

The "fact checkers" at the liberal rag, Washington Post, admit "So far, Trump’s rollback of regulations can’t be blamed for Ohio train wreck," -WAPO fact-checker Glenn Kessler.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_homepage


Washington Post: No Evidence Trump to Blame for East Palestine Toxic Train Wreck

“We decided to examine every possible regulatory change made under Trump that could be related to the accident and assess whether it could have made an impact,” Kessler wrote.

‘From our analysis, none of the regulatory changes made during the Trump administration at this point can be cited as contributing to the accident.”


Kessler presented and then debunked several possible ways Trump could have helped cause the derailment.

When it came to electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brakes, Kessler noted although the Trump administration did get rid of the rule, the Biden administration made no effort to reinstate it.

Kessler also argued that ECP brakes would not have helped, noting that by the time the train’s crew activated its emergency braking system, the train had already derailed.

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy also dismissed allegations that Trump was responsible, explaining on both CNN and Twitter that the electronically controlled pneumatic brakes would not have prevented the derailment.

Kessler went on to debunk a claim that a Trump rule loosening brake safety inspection requirements contributed to the accident, writing that there “is no determination yet that the braking system played a role in the accident.”

When it came to the amount of crew present, the Trump administration withdrew a proposal in 2019 that required two crew members on duty at all times.

As Kessler noted, the train had two crew members as well as a trainee."


NTSB Chair Rebukes Joy Behar for Blaming Trump Voters: 'Enough with the Politics'

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy has blasted the claim by “The View” co-host Joy Behar that President Donald Trump and his voters are to blame for the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment disaster.

Homendy says the brake rule, which Behar blamed Trump for repealing, “would not have prevented” the disaster.

Homendy also slammed all those, such as Behar, who are playing politics with the tragedy.

She said: “The wheel bearing failed on car number 23.

“So even with ECP brakes, the derailment would have occurred.


“Enough with the politics on this. Enough with the politics.

“I don’t understand why this has gotten so political.

“This is a community that is suffering.

“This is not about politics.

“This is about addressing their needs, their concerns.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Train carrying more than 30,000 gallons of propane fuel Derails in Florida - Hazmat crews rush to the scene after six cars overturn

• A train carrying more than 30,0000 gallons of propane fuel has derailed near a homeless camp in Florida

A train carrying more than 30,000 gallons of propane fuel has derailed in Florida, sparking new environmental concerns just weeks after a toxic train overturned in Ohio.

Train carrying more than 30,000 gallons of propane fuel derails in Florida | Daily Mail Online

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

Accountability?

Greece Train Crash Kills Dozens, Minister Resigns, Station Manager Arrested | ZeroHedge

 

[newyorkvol]

No doubt the train crash in Greece is terribly tragic. But it took 18 days for the President (or his intern/staffer) to finally tweet about East Palestine….from Ukraine!! This seems at least a little tone deaf, and like a backhand slap to the face to the folks in Ohio.

 

[Vol8188]

And now one of mayor Pete’s besties is arrested for child porn. Not a great week

 

[jmacvols1]

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BREAKING: Norfolk Southern train has derailed in Ohio, residents ordered to shelter in place, large hazmat teams spotted Prayers for the people of Ohio


Ohio hazmat, emergency crews respond to train derailment near Springfield

 

[85SugarVol]

Hope that train was empty.