{"id":34547,"date":"2014-01-15T09:45:21","date_gmt":"2014-01-15T14:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/news\/congress-provides-15-million-for-railroad-inspections\/"},"modified":"2014-01-15T09:45:21","modified_gmt":"2014-01-15T14:45:21","slug":"congress-provides-15-million-for-railroad-inspections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/congress-provides-15-million-for-railroad-inspections\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress provides $15 million for railroad inspections","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
The fatal derailment of a Metro-North train at the southern tip of the Bronx last month has spurred Capitol Hill lawmakers to boost the federal government\u2019s \u201cwoefully underfunded\u201d rail inspection program.<\/p>\n
The bipartisan spending deal reached Monday night by Republican and Democratic members of Congress allocated $15 million to allow the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to hire at least 45 additional inspectors to scrutinize conditions on commuter and freight rail lines, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced Jan. 14.<\/p>\n