Ohio Train Derailment, The Sequel

 It's almost as if a higher power is trying to say, "America, you should do something about your railroad situation:"

A Norfolk Southern train derailed Saturday evening in Springfield, Ohio, sending 28 cars sliding diagonally across the tracks but injuring no one, according to several state and local agencies.

The crash marks the rail line's second major derailment in just over a month and comes amid lingering questions about environmental and public health in nearby East Palestine, where a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed on Feb. 3.

Officials stressed that the 212-car train that derailed this weekend was not carrying toxic materials and does not pose a threat to the community.

Both the Clark County emergency management agency and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency examined the site and deemed it safe.

"There is NO risk to the public," said Norfolk Southern spokesperson Connor Spielmaker on Twitter.

"We're looking at clean air, clean soil and clean water," said Clark County health commissioner Charles Patterson in a Sunday press conference. "There have been multiple sweeps by multiple teams."

The train was traveling just outside Springfield city limits en route to Birmingham, Ala., when 28 cars jumped the tracks around 4:45 pm, according to Kraig Barner, Norfolk Southern general manager for the northern region.

Considering the gaslighting that's going on with the East Palestine accident, I'll understand if anyone is skeptical. There's nothing in it for Norfolk Southern to say that there was anything potentially dangerous being transported, because as this worker told Jimmy Dore they basically have no competition. There's no motive in warning the citizens, because that would cause people to revisit the East Palestine accident. There's no incentive for the government to linger on this, because it will remind people how President Biden opted to visit Ukraine instead and how Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg decided to drag his feet in visiting (and blamed Trump's visit for said foot-dragging). 

Our infrastructure is failing, the companies who profit from it have no desire to help and our government is pre-occupied on maintaining illusions and the status quo.