Rail Safety Bill Advances in Senate

From: New York Sun | September 30, 2008 

WASHINGTON — A sweeping rail safety reform bill that includes billions of dollars for Amtrak cleared a key vote in the Senate yesterday, as lawmakers invoked the September 12 train collision in Los Angeles that killed 25 people. Senators voted 69-17 to proceed to a final vote on the bill, which requires more rest for workers and technology that can stop a train in its tracks if it's headed for collision. The vote on final passage will happen tomorrow, Majority Leader Harry Reid said. The House...

Read More >>







*Content posted by a user may not be completely written by that user. Content from another source is cited in either block quotes, with quotes or with a link to the original material. Content from other sites is posted for commentary and news purposes under fair use. Each user is responsible for their own postings and a particular posting should not be construed as being endorsed by this site or it's owner.

Leave a Reply




By posting a comment you agree to abide by the rules of this site.

American Conservative Daily is owned and operated by J.J. Jackson, President of Land of the Free Studios, Inc.