Leaders discuss railroad safety in Lowcountry after national disaster
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Local lawmakers hosted a railroad transportation safety meeting Monday in North Charleston to bring community and transpo...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Local lawmakers hosted a railroad transportation safety meeting Monday in North Charleston to bring community and transportation leaders together to discuss safety after the recent train accidents around the country. The Charleston County area has many railroads that run through, and following the railroad disaster in Ohio, State Rep. Wendell Gilliard, D-Charleston County, wants to make sure our community never has to experience a disaster like it. Leaders from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, CSX Transportation, Palmetto Railways, and community leaders came to North Charleston City Hall to educate each other about railway operations and how to prevent serious rail incidents in the Lowcountry.