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{"BCCF79AF-5056-A066-60FD-50F4655F56C9":{"TotalRows":1,"uid":"BCCF79AF-5056-A066-60FD-50F4655F56C9","title":"Sen. Schumer Announces New Plan to Pass National Rail Crossing Safety Bill","summary":"Garden City, NY","eventType":"chuck-around-ny","eventTypeLabel":"Chuck Around NY","date":"March 4, 2019","url":"about/chuck-around-new-york/sen-schumer-announces-new-plan-to-pass-national-rail-crossing-safety-bill","city":"Garden City","county":"Nassau","lat":40.7234729,"lng":-73.6421818,"description":"On March 4, 2019, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, stood at one of Long Island’s risky rail crossings and amidst renewed concern regarding the safety of almost 300 in total, announced that he will push a plan to help Long Island, and other communities, fund needed improvements to such crossings. Schumer said that many of Long Island’s rail crossings are on a federal ‘risk’ list, but that upgrades and improvements to many of those crossings is unaffordable for local communities to foot entirely on their own. He detailed a legislative plan and a partnership with Senator Blumenthal of Connecticut, to help fund needed improvements that can save lives and prevent injury.\r\n“When it comes to risky rail crossings, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” said U.S. Senator Charles Schumer. “What I mean, specifically, is that if the federal government were to take their list of dangerous crossings and help create a process that can fund some much-needed improvements, we’d all be a lot safer. And that is what we are trying to do today: renew the concept that when it comes to risky rail crossings, the federal government is on track with safety, and being a good conductor. So, I talked to Senator Blumenthal last week, and we are going to make a go for this effort nationally. Because what good is the FRA’s list of grade crossing hazards if we can’t do a darn thing to fix them up? The answer is: no good.”\r\n“Grade crossings are accidents just waiting to happen, having already claimed the lives of hundreds. The recent fatal accident in Westbury reinforces the need for the Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Act that Senator Schumer and I advocated for during a previous Congress. We will reintroduce this legislation again and redouble our efforts to provide federal grants for safer rail crossings,” said U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal."}}

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