(Source: Buffalo News, June 14, 2023)
Richard Hyde fears the worst when he looks at the crumbling concrete stanchions that support the CSX railroad bridge spanning the Buffalo River. He believes it is only a matter of time before the deteriorating structure collapses and chemical tank cars disgorge their hazardous contents into the river, poisoning wildlife and humans who depend on the fresh water that empties into nearby Lake Erie. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, a New York Democrat and the Senate majority leader, has sent a letter to the administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration requesting an independent investigation of that bridge and others used by freight trains in Buffalo.
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