Trump Hit With Backlash On East Palestine Visit: " He Should Be Apologizing "

[cnm]

Rule Summary: Enhanced Tank Car Standards and ... - Transportation​

Require HHFTs to have in place a functioning two-way end-of-train (EOT) device or a distributive power (DP) braking system. Require any high-hazard flammable unit train (HHFUT) —a train comprised of 70 or more loaded tank cars containing Class 3 flammable liquids traveling at greater than 30 mph— transporting at least one packing group I flammable liquid be operated with an electronically ...​

I'd say a bit of expense saving lobbying went on there...

 

[cnm]

That train did not fall under any of those regulations for braking systems that you’re crying about.

It's not me crying, it's Republican representatives.

 

[Esdraelon]

How the fuck did I know they were going to blame this on Trump at some point. Classic, predictable and scape-goating.

The OP is a lying sack of shit, as well:

This Tweet is from the current NTSB Chair.

 

[mudwhistle]

Well do you expect them to blame it on Biden not cleaning Trump's fuckups fast enough?

Yep.....Trump's fuckups.

 

[Rambunctious]

 

[lantern2814]

It's not me crying, it's Republican representatives.

No, you’re definitely crying about Trump despite him having ZERO to do with this.

 

[two_iron]

The.Forum.Fuckboy™ feigns compassion for Trump voters.

Yeah.... no.

Meanwhile, the Buttplug has his legs in the air trying to make a kid with the "husband".

I apologize if anyone just threw up.

 

[dudmuck]

Also, there is no evidence that ECP brakes work as people allege the would.

Electronic brakes could have minimized damage in East Palestine derailment, former DOT official says

A former top official at the Federal Railroad Administration told Action News Investigates that electronic brakes could have minimized or prevented the damage from the East Palestine derailment.

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these brakes minimize stopping distance, reducing damage level chance.

 

[Rambunctious]

The.Forum.Fuckboy™ feigns compassion for Trump voters.

Yeah.... no.

Meanwhile, the Buttplug has his legs in the air trying to make a kid with the "husband".

I apologize if anyone just threw up.


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Apology accepted....

 

[AMart]

It's Bidens fault!!!!!!!

 

[blackhawk]

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board have indicated that the derailment was likely caused by a wheel bearing failure or mechanical issues on one of the railcar axles.

 

[DudleySmith]

During his speech, Trump—considered a leading GOP presidential candidate for 2024 despite spearheading a deadly coup attempt following his 2020 loss—criticized how President Joe Biden's administration has responded to the environmental and public health disaster unfolding in East Palestine, a poor rural town of about 4,700 people located a few miles west of the Pennsylvania border.

But as critics noted beforehand, the Trump administration's gutting of train safety rules at the behest of railroad industry lobbyists was instrumental in creating the conditions for the derailment and ensuing chemical spill and burn off, which has provoked fears of groundwater contamination and air pollution.


"Trump had been in office for less than a year when he moved to kill the 2015 rule change initiated by the Obama administration that would have required freight trains to upgrade the current braking technology that was developed in the 19th century for state-of-the-art electronic systems," wrote Bunch, who pointed out that this came after Norfolk Southern and other rail carriers donated more than $6 million to Republican candidates in 2016 and spent millions more on lobbying.

"The rule reversal wasn't the only time that Team Trump sided with Big Rail over the forgotten Americans who live on the wrong side of their tracks," he added. "In 2019, for example, the Trump administration moved to not strengthen but relax regulations on shipping fracked natural gas through communities like East Palestine. The same year, Trump's White House also killed an Obama-era proposal that would have required two crew members in freight-train locomotives."

"The Trump approach to the rail industry was to let the companies do what they wanted, which was to avoid regulations, slash jobs, and extract profit."

Trump hit with backlash over East Palestine visit: 'He should be apologizing'

Ahead of former President Donald Trump's Wednesday visit to East Palestine, Ohio—where a Norfolk Southern-owned train transporting carcinogenic chemicals derailed on February 3, prompting a mass evacuation and release of pollutants—progressive critics highlighted the key role his administration...

www.rawstory.com

Biden already started cleaning up the scene of your crime before you got there loser. Now apologize for your failure, and slither on out of town.

This stoner gets any more hysterical his neighbors are going to have to have a Park Ranger put him down with a tranquilizer round.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Are there any charitable organizations trying to help these people?

 

[BULLDOG]

Oh look, another skewed thread covering for another Democrat NO SHOW FAIL. And just for the record, Trump didn't have anything to do with the "controlled burn" that poisoned an entire American town.

If it wasn't for the crash, that his elimination of safety rules caused, there would have been no need for the controlled burn that prevented an explosion.

 

[excalibur]

Electronic brakes could have minimized damage in East Palestine derailment, former DOT official says

A former top official at the Federal Railroad Administration told Action News Investigates that electronic brakes could have minimized or prevented the damage from the East Palestine derailment.

www.wtae.com

these brakes minimize stopping distance, reducing damage level chance.

No evidence that they would do that. All that they are, are Electronically Controlled Pneumatic (ECP) brakes.

 

[Manonthestreet]

If it wasn't for the crash, that his elimination of safety rules caused, there would have been no need for the controlled burn that prevented an explosion.

talking point trooper says what........

 

[excalibur]

If it wasn't for the crash, that his elimination of safety rules caused, there would have been no need for the controlled burn that prevented an explosion.

More fake news.

Øbama's GAO cast doubts on ECP brakes in 2016.

The National Academies cast doubt in 2017. IOW, no evidence they actually work as some claim.

Sept. 29, 2017 NAS submits Phase 2 of its study to USDOT, concluding that “on the basis of the results of testing and analysis provided by DOT with regard to the modeling of train derailment scenarios, the committee is unable to make a conclusive statement concerning the emergency performance of ECP brakes relative to other braking systems.”​

Crude by Rail and Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Braking Systems - Harvard Law School

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[Oddball]

During his speech, Trump—considered a leading GOP presidential candidate for 2024 despite spearheading a deadly coup attempt following his 2020 loss—criticized how President Joe Biden's administration has responded to the environmental and public health disaster unfolding in East Palestine, a poor rural town of about 4,700 people located a few miles west of the Pennsylvania border.

But as critics noted beforehand, the Trump administration's gutting of train safety rules at the behest of railroad industry lobbyists was instrumental in creating the conditions for the derailment and ensuing chemical spill and burn off, which has provoked fears of groundwater contamination and air pollution.


"Trump had been in office for less than a year when he moved to kill the 2015 rule change initiated by the Obama administration that would have required freight trains to upgrade the current braking technology that was developed in the 19th century for state-of-the-art electronic systems," wrote Bunch, who pointed out that this came after Norfolk Southern and other rail carriers donated more than $6 million to Republican candidates in 2016 and spent millions more on lobbying.

"The rule reversal wasn't the only time that Team Trump sided with Big Rail over the forgotten Americans who live on the wrong side of their tracks," he added. "In 2019, for example, the Trump administration moved to not strengthen but relax regulations on shipping fracked natural gas through communities like East Palestine. The same year, Trump's White House also killed an Obama-era proposal that would have required two crew members in freight-train locomotives."

"The Trump approach to the rail industry was to let the companies do what they wanted, which was to avoid regulations, slash jobs, and extract profit."

Trump hit with backlash over East Palestine visit: 'He should be apologizing'

Ahead of former President Donald Trump's Wednesday visit to East Palestine, Ohio—where a Norfolk Southern-owned train transporting carcinogenic chemicals derailed on February 3, prompting a mass evacuation and release of pollutants—progressive critics highlighted the key role his administration...

www.rawstory.com

Biden already started cleaning up the scene of your crime before you got there loser. Now apologize for your failure, and slither on out of town.

Raw Sewage TDS spam....

 

[beagle9]

Yup! ^^

They have to.

It's either Trump or Putin's fault. that's it.

And both are slipping from their grip's. Who will they blame next ?

 

[beagle9]

Electronic brakes could have minimized damage in East Palestine derailment, former DOT official says

A former top official at the Federal Railroad Administration told Action News Investigates that electronic brakes could have minimized or prevented the damage from the East Palestine derailment.

www.wtae.com

these brakes minimize stopping distance, reducing damage level chance.

Wasn't proven, and they've now failed the test.