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Sen. Jon Ossoff urges CSX to improve rail safety after derailments

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Published  June 3, 2025 2:02pm EDT
Georgia
FOX 5 Atlanta

Train derails near Smyrna neighborhood.

The Brief

    • U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff has launched an investigation into CSX Transportation after two recent train derailments in Georgia.
    • Ossoff criticized CSX for "significant operational failures" and urged the company to improve rail safety to protect communities.
    • Derailments in Tyrone and Smyrna caused no injuries, but Ossoff's office noted prior warnings about track issues before the Fayette County incident.

ATLANTA - U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is calling for CSX Transportation to strengthen its rail safety measures following two recent train derailments in Georgia.

What we know:

Ossoff announced the launch of an investigation into the incidents, expressing serious concerns about the risks posed to nearby communities. 

In a statement released Monday, Ossoff said, "These significant operational failures could have seriously injured or killed my constituents, and CSX must do more to prevent a more serious incident from occurring in the future."

The backstory:

The first derailment occurred on March 25 in Tyrone, Fayette County, where six CSX train cars went off the tracks. According to Ossoff’s office, law enforcement had warned the company about broken tracks hours before the derailment took place.

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Just six weeks later, 17 CSX train cars derailed overnight in Smyrna, coming to a stop just feet from nearby homes. Fortunately, no injuries were reported in either incident.

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Ossoff’s investigation aims to determine what caused the derailments and what steps CSX is taking to prevent similar accidents in the future.

The Source

  • Information for the above story came from Sen. Ossoff's office. 

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