Buttigieg: Transportation Department reviewing hazardous material definitions after East Palestine disaster

National Transportation Safety Board Chair Says Trains Should Be Mandated to Have More Image and Audio Recorders Following East Palestine Derailment - The Ohio Star

At a Wednesday hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said that in light of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, freight trains should have mandates for both inward and outward-facing image and audio recorders. According to NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy, the train involved in the East Palestine derailment was only equipped with an inwar…

Buttigieg: Transportation Department reviewing hazardous material definitions after East Palestine disaster

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Thursday that the agency is reviewing its definition of a high-hazard flammable train in the wake of the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment. Buttigieg made the remarks in response to questioning from Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.) during a hearing on the Transportation Department’s budget request. “We’ve been here […]

WATCH LIVE: Buttigieg testifies on Transportation Department budget in Senate hearing

Transporation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will appear before the Senate Transporation Committee on Thursday to discuss the department's proposed 2024 budget.

WATCH LIVE: Pete Buttigieg testifies on fiscal 2024 transportation budget

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during a news conference near the site of the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Freed) Matt Freed/AP WATCH LIVE: Pete Buttigieg testifies on fiscal 2024 transportation budget Rachel Schilke March 23, 09:45 AM March 23, 10:11 AM iFrame Object Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will …