# SMART-TD's Jared Cassity on the Rail Safety Act Breakthrough and Lessons from East Palestine

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Podcast: [America’s Work Force Union Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664)
Published: 2026-06-09T19:43:19+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2250

## Resource

SMART Transportation Division National Safety and Legislative Director Jared Cassity breaks down the Rail Safety Act amendment adopted by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, explains in detail how silenced defect detectors directly caused the East Palestine derailment and outlines the path to law before the September 30 surface transportation authorization deadline. With more than 1,000 major derailments annually and East Palestine-level catastrophe averted only by luck, Cassity said the time for meaningful legislation is now.

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