U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) applauded the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s final rule to require railroads to proactively provide first responders with real-time, electronic information about rail hazmat shipments involving hazardous materials as soon as the railroad is aware that an accident or incident has occurred.

After Sen. Casey urged the U.S. Department of Transportation to advance the rule to protect first responders, the Biden Administration finalized the rule last week. In the wake of the National Transportation Safety Board’s final meeting in East Palestine, Ohio, and the release of part of the agency’s forthcoming report on Norfolk Southern’s disaster, Sen. Casey continues to push for the bipartisan Railway Safety Act to prevent future train disasters like the derailment that devastated Darlington Township, PA.

“I will keep fighting for the Railway Safety Act for as long as it takes so we can ensure that no community suffers through the devastation Darlington experienced,” Casey said.

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