Three years after the disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, Congress has brought back the Railway Safety Act. It’s also focused on the wrong priorities. The issue isn’t whether Washington can add another loud rail-safety mandate. It’s whether the bill steers investment toward the technologies and operational improvements that are actually, quietly, reducing risk. On that test, too much of the act falls short. Three pieces of research — two new ones …
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