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of the Most Dangerous Oil Cars Add Speed Restrictions For Trains Traveling Near Major Population Areas Like The Capital Region and Would Require First Ever Federal Standard on Oil Volatility Schumer Says...Schumer Bill Would Greatly Improve Safety of Oil By Rail Shipments Safety In Places Like the Capital Region Schumer Legislation Needed To Fix Holes in Oil by Rail Rule Standing outside the Ganser Smith...the dangerous crude oil carrying DOT 111 and CPC 1232 tank cars This legislation comes on...

of the Most Dangerous Oil Cars Add Speed Restrictions For Trains Traveling Near Major Population Areas Like Central New York and Would Require First Ever Federal Standard on Oil Volatility Schumer Says...Long Schumer Bill Would Greatly Improve Safety of Oil By Rail Shipments Safety In Places Like Central New York Schumer Legislation Needed To Fix Holes in Oil by Rail Rule Standing outside the Ganser Smith...the dangerous crude oil carrying DOT 111 and CPC 1232 tank cars This legislation comes on...

Communities from the Dangers of Oil by Rail U S Senator Charles E Schumer today announced legislation that would help protect local communities that experience dangerous oil tanker cars barreling through...cars sooner rather than later Schumer has long fought to get these tanker cars that carry volatile crude which are prone to explosion in a derailment off the rails and out of communities as soon as possible...This legislation would establish a 175 fee on the oldest and most dangerous tank cars...

to Implement PTC by 2018 Require Status Reports on Progress Positive Train Control Safety Act Also Requires Trains Carrying Crude Oil To Run On Tracks With PTC Aiming to Avoid Future Explosive Crashes Schumer...Blumenthal D Conn today announced the Positive Train Control Safety Act This major rail safety bill ensures railroads are moving forward swiftly to install Positive Train Control technology PTC following repeated...lives were lost and a 2008 crash in southern California that killed 25...

Audit Cannot Just Rely on CSX Schumer Feds Must Step In Ensure Orange County Train Bridges Are Up To Snuff Today at the train tracks along Front Street in Newburgh U S Senator Charles E Schumer pushed for...the safety inspections of two train bridges running along the Hudson River in Orange County that were recently revealed to have crumbling concrete foundations These train bridges transport hazardous materials...materials up and down the Hudson River including highly flammable crude oil and...

Ulster County Train Bridges Are Up To Snuff Today at the CSX train tracks over Rondout Creek in Kingston U S Senator Charles E Schumer pushed for federal railroad inspectors to audit the train bridge running...revealed to have crumbling concrete foundations This train bridge transports hazardous materials up and down the Hudson River including highly flammable crude oil and Schumer said that any problem with the structural...privately owned train bridges across the country which is only enough...

Department of Transportation to release a rule to phase out dangerous DOT 111 tanker cars carrying crude oil through Upstate New York communities working with local veterans to convince the Department of Veterans...Department of Labor funding to establish a program at Onondaga Community College OCC that would re train local veterans and unemployed persons to work in places like Byrne Dairy and throughout the Central...between 2010 and 2020 With the 2 5 million in hand OCC will now be able to...

Call For Toughest Regs Possible To Help Avoid Major Disaster Schumer to Feds Stick to Toughest Crude Oil Transport Regs Possible Move Rulemaking Along Faster Today on a conference call with reporters U...Schumer pushed federal regulators to expedite their rulemaking on DOT 111 train cars still being used to transport highly volatile crude oil across New York State even though they are putting local communities...federal Department of Transportation DOT released its proposed regulations including...

Over One Hundred Trains Carrying Highly Flammable Crude Oil Rumble Through Upstate NY Each Month Many of These Trains Transport Crude Oil In Outdated DOT 111 Tank Cars That Are Prone To Rupturing Exploding...advocacy by Schumer the DOT proposed a rule that would require railroad companies to phase out the crude oil carrying DOT 111 cars within two years or retrofit the cars with thicker shells because the cars...where these trains travel each day The proposed two year phase out is a common sense...