One Thing: Planes, Trains & Big Mistakes

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🗓️ 12 March 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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The FAA is scheduled to hold an industry-wide safety summit this week after a series of aviation safety incidents around the country, including a number of close calls on the runways of our nation’s busiest airports. In today’s episode, we take a closer look at these runway incursions and hear why some pilots say the system is as stressed as it's ever been. Guest: Pete Muntean, CNN Transportation Correspondent To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I don't call it derailment. I call it a disaster. It's Norfolk's disaster not a train derailment.
0:12.0	It's been more than a month since a Norfolk Southern train
0:15.2	carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine Ohio. And despite assurances
0:21.2	from authorities that yes the air and drinking water are safe,
0:25.0	residents like Jim Stewart just aren't sure.
0:28.0	He told Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw as much during a CNN town hall last month.
0:33.6	Did you shorten my life now?
0:35.4	I want to retire and enjoy it.
0:37.6	How are we going to enjoy it?
0:40.3	You burned me.
0:41.9	But it's not just East Palestine residents who have questions.
0:45.2	Just last week, the NTSB launched a special investigation into the company's safety culture
0:49.9	after multiple derailments and at least three deaths since late 2021.
0:54.0	I want to begin today by expressing how deeply sorry I am for the impact this derailment has
1:02.0	had on the residents of East Palestine and the
1:05.0	surrounding communities. And Norfolk CEO was hauled in front of Congress to
1:09.6	answer questions from a Senate committee about what his company is doing to make sure nothing like this ever happens again.
1:16.0	Will you commit to supporting the bipartisan Railway Safety Act and help restore the public's trust in your company.
1:23.0	Go ahead.
1:24.0	Senator, thank you for that question.
1:27.0	We are committed to the legislative intent to make rail safer.
1:32.0	He vowed to enact new safety measures and said more than 28
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