HR 1238 Introduced

DERAIL Act

Last month, Rep Deluzio (D,PA) introduced HR 1238, the Decreasing Emergency Railroad Accident Instances Locally (DERAIL) Act. The bill would require DOT to change the definition of ‘high-hazard flammable train’ (HHFT) and to require reporting derailments of involving toxic inhalation hazard (TIH) rail cars. No funding is provided in the bill.

HHFT Defini…