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  • Source:
    Commonweal. 6/12/2015, Vol. 142 Issue 11, p5-5. 1p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      PUBLIC spending; INFRASTRUCTURE (Economics); RAILROAD accidents; RAILROAD safety measures; INVESTMENTS; LAW
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses the decline in U.S. federal spending on infrastructure and failing state infrastructure, citing the example of the train derailment in Philadelphia in May 2015. Topics discussed include lack of funding affecting the requirement of Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 for installation of positive train control technology by end of 2015, U.S. lagging in passenger train quantity, quality, and safety, and need for U.S. government to increase investment in infrastructure.