Blumenthal Issues Statement Responding to Updated NTSB Findings Regarding Bridgeport Rail Collision

(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement today responding to updated National Transportation Safety Board findings regarding the Bridgeport rail collision last month:

“These revelations raise more questions than answers-- deeply disturbing questions concerning possible immediate and urgent safety issues that must be answered right away. People who rely on our rail systems every day deserve a comprehensive and complete report now. The NTSB has said that it needs a year to complete its investigation. That delay is unacceptable. I urge the NTSB to give an expedited date when it will set forth what the safety problems were, how they can and will be addressed, and who should be held accountable.”