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The private owners lease portions of the railroads to management companies for up to 75 years. They have to follow gov regulations for levels of safety and training. If they can’t hold those standards, they contract is broken and another management company is contracted that has a better safety record. Owners remain out of any possible repercussions and the failed management company moves on to try to find another contract. They have the financial burden of leaving the rail road as they found it. It can cost them millions by the time litigation is done. It’s a Quagmire.You would think that the rails would be critical infrastructure. And if they are being used to transport military equipment, they are of national security importance. At the very least, shouldn't some of the military budget go towards refurbishing/maintaining our rail lines? Or will the argument be that since they are privately owned, that the govt doesn't need to fund them but the freight carriers do?
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#BREAKING: Biden's NTSB Chair has just admitted to in a Senate hearing today the "controlled explosion" of the train in East Palestine, Ohio was UNNECESSARY
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as always they bury the lead so deep it takes months to come out and by then no one cares.Nick Sortor
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She says the chemical tank cars had already cooled and stabilized, meaning there was NO risk of an "uncontrolled explosion"
The explosion severely contaminated the waterways and showered the town with toxic materials—much of which is could potentially lead to widespread & long term health issues for residents
The government has been telling us for over a year now that they had no choice to but to blow up the train cars, or else they'd blow up anyway.
DID THEY LIE OR ARE THEY JUST TOTALLY INCOMPETENT?
SOMEONE MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE!
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Controlled burn, explosion weren’t necessary after East Palestine train derailment, NTSB chair says
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy testified to Congress Wednesday that a controlled burn and explosion weren’t necessary after a train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio in February 2023.www.wpxi.com
Controlled burn in East Palestine was unnecessary: NTSB chair
Some information was not shared with Ohio leaders who decided to burn five tank cars after being advised by Norfolk Southern contractors.
