PRINTER'S NO. 4369
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
1002
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY MATZIE, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of September 21 through 27, 2020, 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
WHEREAS, While crossing collisions have been reduced over the
past four decades, there were still approximately 300 crossing
fatalities in 2019; and
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