Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On May 26th, 2017, U.S. Senate Minority Charles E. Schumer announced more than $33 million in federal funding to install Positive Train Control (PTC) on s train tracks connecting Poughkeepsie to just west of Schenectady. Schumer said this life-saving technology is used to monitor train speeds and prevent collisions and derailments by controlling train movements through a system of integrated command, control, communications, and information technologies. Last year, Schumer brought now former Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Administrator Sarah E. Feinberg to Schenectady to make a personal case for this critical federal grant. Schumer also led the charge to create the grant program that was used to award the funds.