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Standing at the northeast corner of South Clinton Street and West Onondaga Street, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today doubled down on his push to increase the number of federal railroad bridge safety specialists nationwide. Schumer’s call comes after a portion of a Syracuse railroad bridge collapsed onto South Clinton Street on July 5 of this year. Schumer said this incident shed even more light on the fact that only six specialists are tasked with overseeing rail bridge inspections and audits for the FRA, three of which cover New York in addition to dozens of other states. Additionally, Schumer reiterated his demand that the Federal Railroad Administration send a bridge safety specialist to Syracuse immediately to independently inspect and audit the city’s elevated rail line in the wake of last month’s collapse.