Schumer Backs New Train Safety Rules Following Ohio Crash (1)

Legislation that would impose new safety rules for US trains hauling hazardous materials like the ones involved in the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern Corp. derailment in Ohio has won the backing of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

“I’ll do whatever I can to make sure that happens,” Schumer said Wednesday on the Senate floor. “The fault here lies with the rail companies.”

The Railway Safety Act of 2023 — introduced by Democratic Senators Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Bob Casey and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, as well as Republican Senators JD Vance of Ohio, Marco Rubio of Florida and ...