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  1. 09.18.2023

    FOLLOWING NEW REPORT ON BINGHAMTON’S RAIL BRIDGES, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND CALL ON NORFOLK SOUTHERN TO IMMEDIATELY BEGIN WORK WITH CITY TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN CONDITIONS, AND ON FEDS TO INVESTIGATE SAFETY CONCERNS
    A Recent Independent Engineering Inspection Commissioned By The City Of Binghamton Found Nearly A Dozen Binghamton Bridges Owned And Operated By Norfolk Southern Railroad To Be In Severe Or Poor Condition But City Has Been Unable To Commence Substantive E...

  2. 04.07.2023

    SCHUMER: TRAIN CARS CARRYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULARLY RUN THROUGH WESTERN NY, WITH NORFOLK SOUTHERN RUNNING THROUGH THE HEART OF WYOMING COUNTY; IN WAKE OF NATIONAL RAIL ACCIDENTS SENATOR SAYS SPOTLIGHT TURNS TO WNY AND LAUNCHES PUSH FOR BIPARTISAN BILL TO STRENGTHEN RAIL REFORMS, INCREASE TRANSPARENCY, AND KEEP COMMUNITIES SAFE
    After East Palestine Train Derailment Schumer Says We Need Legislation To Prevent An Accident Like That From Happening In Western New York A Hub For Freight Rail Activity Norfolk Southern Has Already...

  3. 03.14.2023

    ON THE HEELS OF HAVERSTRAW’S LATEST HORRIFYING TRAIN-TRUCK CRASH, SCHUMER SECURES COMMITMENT FROM CSX TO REPLACE NEARBY DANGEROUS CROSSING AND CALLS ON COMPANY TO INVESTIGATE OTHER ROCKLAND RAIL CROSSINGS ASAP
    Earlier This Month A Freight Train Going Through Rockland Collided with A Semi Stuck on CSX Tracks Which Is No Stranger to Flammable Crude Toxic Materials Renewing Concerns After East Palestine Disaster...

  4. 03.07.2023

    SCHUMER: FOLLOWING CATASTROPHIC RAIL ACCIDENT, SPOTLIGHT TURNS TO UPSTATE NEW YORK, WHERE TRAINS CARRYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULARLY RUN; SENATOR REVEALS 10 QUESTIONS HE IS DEMANDING RAILROADS ANSWER TO IMPROVE RAIL SAFETY FOR UPSTATE COMMUNITIES NOW
    After Recent East Palestine Train Derailment And Following Yet Another Derailment Saturday Schumer Says Railroads Must Provide Answers NOW On What They Are Doing To Prevent An Accident Like That From...

  5. 03.06.2023

    SCHUMER: FOLLOWING CATASTROPHIC RAIL ACCIDENT, SPOTLIGHT TURNS TO CITIES LIKE SYRACUSE, THROUGH WHICH TRAIN CARS CARRYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULARLY RUN; SENATOR WANTS NEW SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN PLACE ASAP & LAUNCHES TWO-TRACK PLAN TO IMPROVE RAIL SAFETY FOR SYRACUSE AND UPSTATE
    After Recent East Palestine Train Derailment And Following Yet Another Derailment Saturday Schumer Says Railroads Must Provide Answers NOW On What They Are Doing To Prevent An Accident Like That From...

  6. 03.06.2023

    SCHUMER: FOLLOWING CATASTROPHIC RAIL ACCIDENT, SPOTLIGHT TURNS TO FREIGHT HUBS LIKE SOUTHERN TIER; SENATOR WANTS NEW SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN PLACE ASAP & LAUNCHES TWO-TRACK PLAN TO IMPROVE RAIL SAFETY FOR ELMIRA, SOUTHERN TIER AND UPSTATE
    After Recent East Palestine Train Derailment And Following Yet Another Derailment Saturday Schumer Says Railroads Must Provide Answers NOW On What They Are Doing To Prevent An Accident Like That From...

  7. 10.01.2021

    SCHUMER SOUNDS ALARM ON POTENTIALLY RISKY RAIL BRIDGE ON HUDSON RIVER IN ULSTER COUNTY; WITH COUNTLESS SURROUNDING BUSINESSES & HOMES ENDANGERED AND OVER 100,000 HUDSON VALLEY RESIDENTS RELYING ON THE HUDSON FOR DRINKING WATER, SCHUMER DEMANDS AN IMMEDIATE AND INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF THE BLUE POINT RAIL BRIDGE
    Despite Blue Point Rail Bridge Reopening Bridge That Supports Thousands Of Gallons Of Hazardous Cargo Each Week Could Still Potentially Pose Safety and Environmental Risks As Locals Question Bridge Integrity After Local Officials And Advocates ...

  8. 10.23.2018

    SCHUMER TO FEDS: WHEN IT COMES TO DANGEROUS OIL TRAINS, DON’T SKIMP ON THE BRAKES; SENATOR SAYS OIL TRAINS MUST HAVE THE BEST BRAKING SYSTEMS AVAILABLE TO SAFEGUARD OUR HUDSON VALLEY AND UPSTATE COMMUNITIES
    The Fast Act Of 2015 Included A Provision Requiring All Freight Carriers To Equip Trains Carrying Crude Oil With Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes This September Federal DOT Repealed The Critical...

  9. 10.19.2018

    SCHUMER TO FEDS: WHEN IT COMES TO DANGEROUS OIL TRAINS, DON’T SKIMP ON THE BRAKES; SENATOR SAYS OIL TRAINS MUST HAVE THE BEST BRAKING SYSTEMS AVAILABLE TO SAFEGUARD OUR COMMUNITIES
    The Fast Act Of 2015 Included A Provision Requiring All Freight Carriers To Equip Trains Carrying Crude Oil With Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes This September Federal DOT Repealed The Critical...

  10. 10.15.2018

    IN THE AFTERMATH OF RAIL ACCIDENTS NATIONWIDE, AND FOLLOWING BUFFALO’S 2017 ACCIDENT, SCHUMER LAUNCHES PUSH FOR FREIGHT CARRIERS TO EXPAND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR SHIPMENTS OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND ENHANCE REALTIME SHARING OF HAZMAT INFORMATION WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE OPERATIONS; SENATOR SAYS UPDATES ARE CRITICAL TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, FIREFIGHTER PROTECTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
    Order Requiring Railway Companies To Notify State Governments Of Shipments Of Highly Explosive Crude Oil Senator Calls Rule A Major Step In The Right Direction But Says Information Is Not Systemati....