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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
It isn't just that. A previous administration's rollback on EPA guidelines for hazardous material contributed to the disaster. However - another rollback, which was on the faster brakes for trains with flammable/hazardous cargo would not have applied to this particular train, as it was a mixed-use train and the disaster would've happened anyway since it was a busted wheel bearing that caused it.
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Actually, that rule did not cover the chemical tankers. And I believe that Warren Buffett's majority stock holdings control Norfolk Southern and the parties in charge. And he is against pipelines to transport the chemical feedstock in the railcars.