PRINTER'S NO. 1959
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
196
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY MATZIE, MARSHALL, FREEMAN, MADDEN, DONAHUE,
SCHMITT, McNEILL, VENKAT, HADDOCK, MAYES, SANCHEZ, KHAN AND
HOGAN, SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND
UTILITIES, SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of September 18 through 24, 2023, 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 274 crossing fatalities in
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