WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), and Representative Josh Riley (D-NY-19) urged the chief executive officers of Norfolk Southern and the Union Pacific Corporation to prioritize public safety and commit to conducting critical repairs on four railroad bridges spanning Water and State streets.
The lawmakers' push follows a 2023 city-commissioned inspection (https://www.binghamton-ny.gov/Home/Components/News/News/343/15) that found 12 railroad bridges owned and operated by Norfolk Southern to be in "severe" or "poor" condition. In the letter, the members wrote, "Irrespective of the final decision of the...