Congressman Larsen secures over $19 million for community projects
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A total of $19,326,729 for Second District community projects were funded in the Fiscal Year 2024 spending package on Friday, March 8, and now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The monies will be used for fifteen projects local elected officials and community leaders identified to Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) […]
Bipartisan support at Senate committee for rail safety legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 24, 2023—Norfolk Southern Railway CEO Alan Shaw testified in front of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on rail safety after derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The March 22 hearing not only focused on East Palestine, but on rail safety in general. “These derailments have occurred during a concerning trend. […]
Thousands of gallons of fuel spills after BNSF train derails in Skagit County
SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash., March 16, 2023—Shortly after midnight this morning, a BNSF train derailed near the Swinomish Casino & Lodge along the Padilla Bay waterfront. There were seven cars in the train, including two locomotives, one buffer car, and four tank cars. The two locomotives derailed, one of which spilled fuel to a berm on […]
