Study points to poor maintenance as main cause of rail mishaps

The high-profile train derailment at East Palestine, Ohio has led policymakers on a search for answers. Much of the public policy focus has zeroed in on a rule-making saga that has played out over the past few years at the federal level. A couple of high-profile derailments in 2013 and 2014 led the Obama administration to issue a rule requiring electronic brakes for high-hazard, flammable trains…

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