After a horrific train derailment in Ohio leaked toxic chemicals, an Illinois Congressmen is at the forefront of a bill to make railways safer.

The bill, with bipartisan support, is designed to provide a federal tax credit for the replacement of freight rail cars. Here's Congressman Darin LaHood.

Last year, the bill gained more than 50 co-sponsors, and Congressman LaHood expects even more in the coming year.

According to LaHood, the rail industry has more than 94 hundred employees working directly for rail suppliers in Illinois. At last count, the Illinois rail industry creates more than five billion dollars in economic value for the state.