Ohio Passes Historic Transportation Budget with Rail Safety Changes.

Senators John Fetterman, Bob Casey, and Sherrod Brown introduced the Railway Accountability Act, which aims to expand rail safety requirements and build on a bipartisan bill introduced earlier this month. The bill would bolster train inspection requirements and direct the Federal Railroad Administration to study the cause of wheel derailments and offer regulatory solutions, among other measures. The East Palestine incident sparked outrage in Washington, but so far lawmakers have yet to agree on a solution. The bipartisan Rail Safety Act has strong support from Senate Democrats and some Republicans, but has drawn opposition from the railroad industry’s top lobbying group and conservative advocacy groups.