Rail transport articles
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Maine enacts new law on rail hazardous-material transportation
AUGUSTA, Maine — Railroads in Maine face new requirements for reporting the transport of hazardous materials in the state after Gov. Janet Mills signed an emergency bill into law on Friday, the Portland Press Herald reports. LD1937 was introduced last year following a Rockwood, Maine, derailment and fire that saw three crew members injured [see []Read More
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U.S. Rep. Donald Payne, member of Transportation Committee and rail subcommittee, dies at 65
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-N.J.), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and Ranking Member of its Railroad, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, died Wednesday, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced. He was 65. NorthJersey.com reports he had been hospitalized since suffering a heart attack from diabetes complications on April []Read More
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Transportation: Paratransit Taxis Could Return This Year
A task force has outlined a new, scaled-back taxi program the county could implement this year.