WASHINGTON – America’s smaller railroads lack the capability to offer safety training in the shipment of crude oil and ethanol, and two top Senate appropriators asked federal regulators Thursday to fund those efforts.
Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, wrote Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx requesting the creation of the Short Line Safety Institute to help improve safety on the nation’s smaller railroads, which are carrying an increasing amount of hazardous materials.
Read the complete story at the Miami Herald.
Related News
- SMART Mobile App Flyer
- House Docket, No. 2682
- FRA Waivers for Autonomous Rail Testing
- Riders resist driverless technologies in Chicagoland
- Chicago Transportation Survey-Driverless Technology
- National Negotiations advance with NRLC meeting on Jan. 23
- Union organizes holiday cheer throughout the nation
- National Apprenticeship Week spotlight: Lily May Gibson
- Countdown To Election Day 2024!
- Protected: Election 2024 talking points