The train wreck in Carson City: How lawmakers derailed rail safety

The train wreck in Carson City: How lawmakers derailed rail safety

(Image: U.S. Department of Transportation)The 2025 Nevada legislative session has come to a close, and with it, any remaining illusions that rail safety is a bipartisan priority in this state. Despite the rhetoric from both Democrats and Republicans, the people who keep freight moving – the engineers, conductors, car inspectors, and signal maintainers, were left standing at the station once again. Assembly Bill 446, a bill shaped by rail labor a…