PRINTER'S NO. 3996
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
1056
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY MATZIE, BURNS, DEASY, READSHAW, RYAN, BIZZARRO,
MURT, KINSEY, QUIGLEY, NEILSON, DiGIROLAMO, HENNESSEY,
B. O'NEILL, LONGIETTI, SCHLEGEL CULVER, CALTAGIRONE,
YOUNGBLOOD, BARRAR, WARD, HILL-EVANS, MEHAFFIE, THOMAS,
J. McNEILL, MILLARD, PASHINSKI, BRIGGS, DRISCOLL,
SCHLOSSBERG, SAYLOR, MARSICO, EVERETT, WATSON AND ROEBUCK,
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of September 23 through 29, 2018, as "Rail
Safety Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Rail travel is an essential part of our
transportation infrastructure, reducing congestion on the roads
and in the skies, connecting cities and rural communities and
providing a more environmentally friendly mode of transportation
that contributes to our energy security; and
WHEREAS, Projections of the United States Department of
Transportation show substantial increases in rail transport over
the next three decades; and
WHEREAS, As advanced technology helps build quieter and
faster trains, the necessity to teach people how to be safe
around them increases; and
WHEREAS, In the United States, a person or vehicle is hit by
a train approximately every three hours; and
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