Texas
The following article highlights that USA has a problem with retaining railworkers, due to poor labor practices:
The rise in fatalities is the result of the pressure on railroaders to work more hours moving more freight on longer trains, overaging and poorly maintained tracks. Workers are kept on 24/7 call and are worked to the bone as the carriers continue to erode working conditions and cut jobs.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/10/21/rail-o21.html
Also, Louisiana - this one happened just two weeks BEFORE the Ohio one: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/louisiana/articles/2023-01-28/north-louisiana-families-evacuated-after-train-derails
Texas
The following article highlights that USA has a problem with retaining railworkers, due to poor labor practices:
The rise in fatalities is the result of the pressure on railroaders to work more hours moving more freight on longer trains, overaging and poorly maintained tracks. Workers are kept on 24/7 call and are worked to the bone as the carriers continue to erode working conditions and cut jobs.