WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) announced they are introducing the Secure Tracks Act, legislation that would require railroads to use both automated track inspection (ATI) technology and human track inspections. While ATI technology can efficiently detect defects in the track, it fails to detect a variety of key issues that cause train derailments, and therefore, human inspections continue to help reduce accidents and keep communities safe. The legislation comes as the Federal Railroad Administration greenlit waivers that allow big railroads to reduce inspections done by humans.
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