Three years ago, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. The impact was devastating for families and communities across the region. The cleanup bill for that single accident has now surpassed $2.2 billion. And that figure doesn’t begin to capture the lost productivity, diminished property values, or the emotional toll borne by a shaken community.

We come from different parties, but we served Ohio together in Congress. And as Ohioans, we have seen firsthand the destruction when rail safety goes wrong.

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That’s why we are encouraged to see Vice President JD Vance and the Trump administration keeping rail safety at the top of the national agenda. This focus is not new for Vance. He was one of the original sponsors of the Railway Safety Act while he represented Ohio in the Senate. The reintroduction of that legislation this year as a bipartisan effort, led by Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Jon Husted (R-OH) with co-sponsors from........

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