Another Train Derailment In Ohio!

Norfolk Southern has another train derailment in Ohio.

President Joe Biden will visit the site of the Norfolk Southern train derailment after the noise complained about him ignoring the needs of white voters. It was a pressure campaign after numerous lawmakers from the Republican Party claimed the president had time to visit Ukraine but not the people of Ohio.

It's not true. The federal government was on deck day one. 

Having the president come to the site was not necessary. To hold off traffic, air space and having the noise claim it was photo op will be the first things I hear. Of course, anti-Biden protesters are certainly going to be there. I don't remember a president visiting a train derailment disaster. 

The East Palestine train disaster happened on Feb. 3 and became a huge culture war issue. The Republicans exploited a tragedy for short term gains.

Washed Up 45 did a campaign stop near the derailment site. He told the people to "have fun" and no one seemed to notice his past policies may have led to this.

Now Norfolk Southern is solely responsible for the cleanup and restoration of the village.

It will now be tasked to deal with another train derailment in Springfield, Ohio. This happened on Saturday. This train was heading towards Dayton and Cincinnati.

Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Mike DeWine, Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH), Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) are aware of the incident. Vance spoke at CPAC this weekend. 

So it will likely be a statement this time. Vance continues to stunt. Over the past 12 weeks, Vance has blamed Biden for the derailment, took 11 days to react to the incident, posed with a Bushmaster trying to shoot a Chinese balloon from 75,000 feet and constantly appeared on Fox to be a colossal dick.

Residents within 1,000 feet of Saturday’s train derailment near the Clark County Fairgrounds in Springfield are being asked to shelter in place “out of an abundance of caution,” per the Clark County Emergency Management Agency.

Residents who need to travel on Ohio 41 are also being asked to find alternate routes. Power outages are also being reported in the Springfield area due to downed power lines.

During the Feb. 3 accident, about 50 cars, including 10 carrying hazardous materials, derailed in a fiery crash in East Palestine, according to rail operator Norfolk Southern and the National Transportation Safety Board.

Vinyl chloride was slowly released into the air at that time from five of those cars before crews ignited it to get rid of the highly flammable, toxic chemicals in a controlled environment, creating a dark plume of smoke.

Brown who is up for reelection in 2024 in a state that grown more Republican was first to respond and called for Congress to pass rail safety laws.

“Sandusky, Steubenville, East Palestine, and now Springfield - four Norfolk Southern derailments in less than five months because this corporation has been more concerned with its profit margin than with Ohioans’ safety. Ohio communities should not be forced to live in fear of another disaster. It’s unacceptable - it’s why we must pass my bipartisan Railway Safety Act with Senator Vance, now,” said Brown in a statement issued Saturday afternoon. Brown and Vance have introduced a bill to improve railroad safety.

Gov. Mike DeWine tweeted Saturday that he did not believe hazardous materials were on the train. “Late this afternoon an @nscorp train derailed in Clark County. We don’t believe hazardous materials were involved. @OhioEPA, @Ohio_EMA & OSHP are on scene supporting first responders. President Biden and (U.S. Transportation) Secretary Buttigieg called me to offer help from the federal government.’'