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> Legislation was passed under President Obama that made it a legal requirement for trains carrying hazardous flammable materials to have ECP brakes, but this w
by badkungfu 4y ago
> Legislation was passed under President Obama that made it a legal requirement for trains carrying hazardous flammable materials to have ECP brakes, but this was rescinded in 2017 by the Trump administration.
> The National Transportation Safety Board, a federal agency responsible for investigating rail accidents, told The Lever that the Ohio train that derailed was not fitted with ECP brakes.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-blame-ohio-train-derailment-1781163 https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-blame-ohio-train-derai...
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