Hill: Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday asked the Department of Transportation to look into heat-related problems for Northeastern trains and subways, saying high temperatures from global climate change could be causing derailments.
It is clear that high temperatures have a devastating effect on our transit system, Schumer said Monday. We need to look at ways to mitigate that, just as we are doing with storms and floods.
Schumer said this months heat wave has created issues for New York...