Six months after the Ohio train derailment, Congress is deadlocked on new safety rules

It remains an open question whether the derailment that shattered life in East Palestine will become a catalyst for action

Congress responded to the fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio earlier this year with bipartisan alarm, holding a flurry of hearings about the potential for railroad crashes to trigger even larger disasters. Both parties agreed that a legislative response was needed.

Yet six months after life was upended in East Palestine, little has changed.