According to an article in Sunday's Washington Post, the Obama administration will propose federal oversight of safety on all U.S. subway and light-rail systems. The article called state control "haphazard and ineffective," following recent "collisions, derailments and worker fatalities."
Obama Administration to Propose Federal Takeover of Light-Rail, Subway Safety
State control "haphazard and ineffective," following recent "collisions, derailments and worker fatalities."
Federal proposal would put light-rail and subway safety -- such as San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit (pictured) -- under federal oversight.
According to an article in Sunday's Washington Post, the Obama administration will propose federal oversight of safety on all U.S. subway and light-rail systems. The article called state control "haphazard and ineffective," following recent "collisions, derailments and worker fatalities."
According to an article in Sunday's Washington Post, the Obama administration will propose federal oversight of safety on all U.S. subway and light-rail systems. The article called state control "haphazard and ineffective," following recent "collisions, derailments and worker fatalities."