The Federal Railroad Administration announced the newest stats on highway-rail grade crossing collisions from the previous year, 2022.
Unfortunately, Texas came in #1. In 2022, there were 239 train-car collisions in Texas. This is way more than the #2 state, California, with 171 collisions.
News is emerging that toxic wastewater used to extinguish a fire following the train derailment in Ohio has been transported to a Houston suburb for disposal. This has led to two main questions.
Is there any more toxic material from this train wreck arriving in Texas? Could any of this toxic material end up in our backyard?
It is impossible to drive through San Angelo without noticing that train tracks run right through the city's heart. It is not hard to imagine a major derailment here could cause big trouble.