Chuck Around
New York

Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all
62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.

Filter by year

Filter by county

{"4FCDC5B1-5056-A066-60B1-41AEE6D6AA95":{"TotalRows":1,"uid":"4FCDC5B1-5056-A066-60B1-41AEE6D6AA95","title":"Railroad Safety in Buffalo","summary":"Parkside Neighborhood, Buffalo, NY","eventType":"chuck-around-ny","eventTypeLabel":"Chuck Around NY","date":"October 15, 2018","url":"about/chuck-around-new-york/railroad-safety-in-buffalo","city":"Buffalo","county":"Erie","lat":42.9456474,"lng":-78.85969590000002,"description":"<p><span>On October 15, 2018, Senator Schumer, standing at Colvin Ave. in the Parkside neighborhood of Buffalo, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today called on the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPRail), CSX and other freight carriers to improve info sharing with county emergency management authorities and first responders when trains are transporting hazardous materials in their rail cars through local communities. Specifically, Senator Schumer urged better state-local coordination and proactive and detailed sharing of information about hazardous material (“HAZMAT”) trains. Schumer’s push comes after a CPRail train hit a Main Street overpass bridge in the Buffalo Parkside neighborhood on September 13, 2017. According to reports, nobody was injured or killed in the 2017 crash, as the freight cars were empty. However, Schumer explained that frequently, freight cars moving through Upstate New York neighborhoods carry highly dangerous chemical materials - for instance chlorine, ammonia, or other caustic acids and liquefied gases - and that if the circumstances had been different, the consequences of the 2017 crash could have been disastrous. Therefore, Schumer launched a two-pronged push on CPRail, CSX and other freight companies. First, Schumer called on the companies to expand their notification system to include more examples of incredibly dangerous materials, and not exclusively crude oil and highly flammable liquids, as is currently the case. Second, he called on the companies to directly notify county authorities in addition to New York State officials, to create more efficient and proactive state and local coordination and information sharing regarding expected movements of hazardous chemical materials. Schumer called the 2017 crash a major warning signal and said that better coordination and updates to the notification system would significantly improve community safety and emergency preparedness.</span></p>"}}

Filter events