Calls grow for railroad safety measures [Video]

Rail workers, city leaders, and small business owners brought their fight for rail safety to Capitol Hill Thursday. 

“No one should have to die at work,” Vince Verna, vice president and national legislative representative at the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen,” said. 

Verna is calling for Congress to pass rail safety legislation. 

He wants the law to require a two-person crew. 

“A certified locomotive engineer and certified conductor are essential to rail safety,” he added. 

Clarence Anthony, the president of League of Cities, is also calling for more regulations on the rail industry. 

“A derailment can be a devastating blow to a community,” Anthony said. 

Anthony says in many cases it takes communities years to recover from a derailment. 

“It’s not only a community safety issue. We recognize that. It’s also an economic issue in those communities,” Anthony said. 

Right now there are two rail safety bills in the house with support from both Democrats and Republicans but …