The short answer: Yes.
Unfortunately, we are most definitely in the same – or worse – danger . All kinds of freight trains pass through here, many carrying the same chemicals as the train in Ohio. And crashes can and do happen: Just last week,carrying noxious materials in northeast Houston, near Splendora. But such accidents are still relatively rare, and rarer still is the size and scope of the Ohio disaster.
Speed, for one. The next time you’re late for work because of another dang train, give thanks for every lumbering railcar; the low speed means a lower chance of a severe accident. What about the trains’ own safety systems? People furious at Norfolk Southern, the company responsible for the Ohio accident, have pointed out the company’s lobbying against train safety measures, such as an electronic braking system requirement from the.
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