WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Bill Shuster (R-Hollidaysburg) released the following statement regarding the Norfolk Southern train derailment in Altoona on Saturday:

“I join with everyone in the community in being extremely grateful that there were no injuries from the train derailment in Altoona on Saturday, and I commend our region’s first responders and emergency personnel for their immediate action in securing the scene. It is now vital that a thorough investigation be completed to learn how this accident happened and whether any measures are necessary to help prevent such an incident from happening again.”

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