1985-18 RESOLUTION NO. 85-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING SENATE BILL
719 (ALQUIST) PERTAINING TO RAIL SAFETY.
WHEREAS, the nation's railroads are engaged in an all-out public
relation campaign to convince the American .people that cabooses are obsolete
with such -claims that devices developed to augment crews' observations and
attendance can be used as a replacement, regardless of train length; and
WHEREAS, the devices are unreliable; none as yet alerts a crew when a
train'.s own weight has caused damage to tracks and roadbeds; and in absence of
a caboose crew to inspect the train, failure of these devices to detect
hazardous conditions has led to numerous documented instances of
,Life-threatening situations; and
WHEREAS, over 100,000 rail cars loaded with hazardous materials are
hauled.on California's railroads each year in trains as much as two miles in
length; -and
WHEREAS, California's share of rail cars ladened with hazardous
materials, has doubled in the past five years, while accidents and spills
involving these cars have quadrupled; and
WHEREAS, such. incidents endanger the general public who live or travel
in proximity to railroads; adjacent private property and public facilities,
sensitive habitat areas, as well as railroad employees; and
WHEREAS, this City Council desires to reduce hazards associated with
derailments, toxic leaks, and spills, right-of-way fires, and grade crossing .
accidents;
NOW, :.THEREFORE, .BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Grand Terrace does hereby support Senate Bill 719 (Alquist) , which would
require cabooses on all trains carrying hazardous materials and on any train
exceeding 1500 feet in length.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution be
sent to Senator Alfred E. Alquist.
ADOPTED this 12th day of September, 1985.
ATTEST:
ity -nerk of t ity of GrandMayor of e i df Gra'ffd_ TNmce
Terrace- and of We City Council and of the Nity ouncil thereof.
thereof.
I, Ilene Dughman, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace held on the 12th day
of September 1985, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Matteson, Petta, Pfennighausen, Evans ;
Mayor Grant
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
City Clerk
Ap roved as to orw
City Attorney
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