Buttigieg Backs Stricter Train Safety Rules After Toxic Ohio Derailment
- Minimum staffing levels and higher penalties included in bill
- Says lawmakers should act on ‘the urgency of this moment’
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US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urged lawmakers to move quickly to tighten rules for freight railroads, saying he’s “encouraged” by a bipartisan push in Congress in the wake of last month’s toxic wreck in Ohio.
The failure of past efforts to produce meaningful change shows that legislators should act now rather than waiting for a final report by National Transportation Safety Board, Buttigieg said Monday in an interview with Bloomberg News.