PRINTER'S NO. 1219
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
252
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY MATZIE, GIBBONS, MAHONEY, LONGIETTI, READSHAW,
KOTIK, HENNESSEY, FREEMAN, BAKER, BRIGGS, MURT, KINSEY, KIM,
THOMAS, COHEN, FARINA, SCHLOSSBERG, ROZZI, CALTAGIRONE,
PAYNE, WHEELAND, TALLMAN, MILLARD, SCHWEYER, PASHINSKI,
DONATUCCI, DAVIS, MUSTIO, McNEILL, BROWNLEE, DiGIROLAMO,
A. HARRIS, WATSON, MARSICO, W. KELLER, GILLEN, BENNINGHOFF
AND BRADFORD, APRIL 15, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 15, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the contributions that the freight rail industry and
its employees have made to the national transportation
system.
WHEREAS, The United States has the most efficient and
productive freight railroad system in the world; and
WHEREAS, Freight rail has played a critical role in the
economic development of the United States, helping to build
cities and strengthen infrastructure throughout this great
nation; and
WHEREAS, One of America's earliest railroads was the
Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad, which was completed by the
Commonwealth in 1834 as part of the Main Line of Public Works
system; and
WHEREAS, The first railroad to circumvent the Allegheny
Mountains was the Allegheny Portage Railroad, which was also
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