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Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Railway Safety Act of 2023 to Prevent Future Train Derailments

This article discusses the Railway Safety Act of 2023, a bill introduced by a bipartisan group of senators in response to a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The bill includes provisions to increase safety procedures, such as requiring rail carriers to give advance notice of hazardous materials, increasing rail car inspections, and requiring crews of at least two people. If passed, the bill would become the first major rail safety legislation in more than a decade.