Rail Safety

After last month’s train derailment in Ohio, a New York Congressman is calling on the rail industry to adopt better safety standards to avoid a similar disaster in the Hudson Valley.

Bipartisan deal includes components of legislation filed by Sen Markey

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer has launched a push to expand railroad bridge inspections and increase the number of federal bridge safety…

A freight train derailed early Wednesday morning in Schenectady County, impacting area traffic for most of the day. New York State Department of…

The Amtrak crash in Washington state has rail safety advocates fuming.In today’s Congressional Corner, Connecticut Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty speaks…

Rail safety has been a focus in the Hudson Valley in recent years.In today’s Congressional Corner, New York representative Sean Patrick Maloney, a…

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer was in Schenectady Wednesday with Federal Railroad Administration Administrator Sarah Feinberg to highlight what he says is a…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders announced an agreement Monday to improve rail safety measures across the state. A number of Hudson…

A fatal train derailment Sunday in Pennsylvania once again has put the spotlight on rail safety, with at least one area lawmaker calling for technological…

The House has passed a bill delaying for three to five years the mandate for railroads to put long-sought safety technology in place. Federal accident…