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美国俄亥俄州东巴勒斯坦市，2023年3月2日，载有危险废物的列车脱轨现场全景。路透社/艾伦·弗里德/档案照片 购买授权，打开新标签页
华盛顿，5月21日（路透社）—— 白宫周四敦促议员通过搁置已久的铁路安全法案，此前2023年诺福克南方铁路公司（NSC.N，打开新标签页）运营的列车在俄亥俄州脱轨起火，释放出超过100万加仑的危险物质和污染物。
尽管得到了唐纳德·特朗普总统和许多民主党人的支持，但该法案的命运仍不明朗，且面临来自铁路公司和国会许多共和党议员的强烈反对。
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美国众议院运输与基础设施委员会周四正在辩论一项为期五年、规模达5800亿美元的高速公路法案，并考虑追加一项铁路安全法案，该法案将加强危险货物列车的安全程序，并收紧铁路车轮轴承的相关规定。
得克萨斯州共和党众议员特洛伊·内尔斯表示，该法案十分必要，因为此次脱轨事故“暴露了货运铁路行业安全规范的严重漏洞，尤其是在危险货物运输方面”。
该委员会共和党主席萨姆·格雷夫斯表示，该法案将在10年内给铁路运输成本增加数十亿美元。“这将波及整个供应链，”格雷夫斯说道。
2023年的脱轨事故由一节过热铁路车厢的车轮轴承发生灾难性机械故障引发。诺福克南方铁路公司在2024年与司法部达成3.1亿美元的和解协议，同意安装额外装置，以便及早检测过热的车轮轴承，防止脱轨事故发生。
美国国家运输安全委员会主席珍妮弗·霍门迪表示，自2023年俄亥俄州东巴勒斯坦脱轨事故以来提出的多项安全建议，三年多过去了仍未得到落实。
“东巴勒斯坦社区的居民和所有美国人都理应得到一套全面的解决方案，以解决关键的铁路安全问题，”霍门迪说道。
该法案将要求对危险货物列车加强安全程序，还将要求设置路边故障探测器、至少配备两名乘务人员，并加大对违规行为的罚款力度。
代表主要铁路公司的美国铁路协会批评该法案称，它“日益沦为一项长期存在的劳工和运营强制要求的载体，将推高整个供应链的成本，却几乎无法切实改善安全状况”。
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White House urges lawmakers to pass rail safety legislation
2026-05-21 18:56:56 UTC / Reuters
By David Shepardson
May 21, 2026 6:56 PM UTC Updated 33 mins ago
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WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday urged lawmakers to pass long-stalled rail safety legislation after the 2023 derailment of a Norfolk Southern-operated NSC.N, opens new tab train in Ohio that caught fire and released over a million gallons of hazardous materials and pollutants.
Despite support from President Donald Trump and many Democrats, the bill’s fate is in doubt and faces significant opposition from railroads and many Republicans in Congress.
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The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is debating a five-year $580 billion highway bill on Thursday and is considering adding a rail safety bill that would boost safety procedures for trains carrying hazardous materials and toughen rules on railcar wheel bearings.
Representative Troy Nehls, a Texas Republican, said the bill was necessary because the derailment “exposed serious weaknesses in the freight rail industry safety practices, particularly when it comes to transporting hazardous materials.”
Representative Sam Graves, the Republican chair of the committee, said the bill would add billions over 10 years to the cost of shipping by rail. “It’s going to ripple across the entire supply chain,” Graves said.
The 2023 derailment was triggered by a catastrophic mechanical failure of an overheated railcar wheel bearing. Norfolk Southern in 2024 agreed to a Justice Department settlement worth $310 million, including agreeing to install additional devices to detect overheated wheel bearings early enough to prevent derailments.
National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy said many safety recommendations made after the 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, remain unaddressed over three years later.
“People living in the community of East Palestine and all Americans deserve no less than a comprehensive approach that addresses critical rail safety issues,” Homendy said.
The legislation would require enhanced safety procedures for trains carrying hazardous materials, as well as require wayside defect detectors, a minimum of two-person crews and increased fines for wrongdoing.
The Association of American Railroads, which represents major rail companies, criticized the bill saying it has “increasingly become a vehicle for longstanding labor and operational mandates that would raise costs throughout the supply chain while doing little to measurably improve safety outcomes.”
Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Nick Zieminski
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