Reported by Mary McCue Bell for The Washington Times
The legislation was applauded by multiple transportation organizations, including the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department, SMART Transportation Division, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, Transport Workers Union, IAM Rail Division and Transportation Communications Union.
Greg Regan, president of the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department, said over 3,000 derailments have occurred since the Norfolk Southern wreck, which a lawsuit claims led to seven people dying from the toxic chemical leak.
“Rail workers and communities living near railroad tracks deserve the peace of mind that Congress will take action on commonsense reforms and move us towards a safer rail network,” he said in a statement.
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