Ohio Train Derailment Was a ‘Disaster Waiting to Happen’

A freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3, resulting in a massive explosion that released toxic plumes into the atmosphere. The Ohio train derailment is an ecological and humanitarian disaster— and it could have been prevented.

Matt Weaver w/ @railroadworkers explains how rail workers have long warned that a disaster, like East Palestine, is an expected consequence of the cost-cutting corporate greed, driven by Wall Street equity firms, who demand profit be put over safety.