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Contact your city and state representatives to demand:
- a freeze of the $20 million in Pittsburgh Vertical Clearance Project funding;
- repair, not replacement of the bridges, since their current height is grandfathered;
- an investigation into Norfolk Southern’s rail and bridge inspection practices;
- an investigation into the installation of the defective rail ties;
- an Environmental Impact Study that includes air, noise and vibration;
- records of the location and duration of idling trains;
- distribution of the above results to the public;
- implementation of Positive Train Control;
- installation of safer electronic brakes;
- installation of black carbon diesel pollution scrubbers on their locomotives;
- creation of emergency response plans funded by Norfolk Southern;
- enhanced oil spill regulations;
- diesel pollution reduction grants;
- a true public town hall meeting; and
- negotiation with neighborhood organizations and Rail Pollution Protection Pittsburgh
Click this link to find your elected officials.
Here are two letters to send:
Regarding railroad safety: https://bit.ly/2N3ePUP
Regarding diesel emissions reduction funding: https://bit.ly/38FWe9B
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