BROWNVILLE (AP) — A central Maine town that’s a hub for a railroad whose runaway oil train derailment killed 47 people in a small Quebec town is feeling the fallout from the accident. Brownville’s normally a noisy place with workers shifting railroad cars around a network of tracks in town. But the accident that brought […]
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Quebec police end search for bodies of train crash victims
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec — The search is ending for five bodies that remain missing after an oil train derailed and exploded in a Quebec town, killing 47 people last month. Quebec provincial police Lt. Guy Lapointe said Thursday that they have done everything possible to find the remaining bodies. The coroner’s office says it has identified […]
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Protesters rally against tar sands at Sebago Lake State Park
In the wake of the July 6 explosion of a train carrying crude oil from North Dakota through Maine to Lac-Megantic, Quebec, opponents of so-called tar sands crude oil gathered Saturday at Sebago Lake State Park to protest transportation of the bituminous oil across Maine and call attention to the threat to the lake from […]
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Insufficient brake force blamed in derailment
NEW YORK (AP) — A fiery and fatal train derailment earlier this month in Quebec, near the Maine border, highlighted the danger of moving oil by rail, a practice that has grown exponentially as a result of the oil boom and will continue to expand, experts say. This year, more trains carrying crude will chug […]
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Quebec explosion prompts Michaud, Pingree to call for review of rail infrastructure
WASHINGTON — A week after an oil-tanker train exploded in the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, leaving as many as 60 people presumed dead or missing, Maine U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree and Mike Michaud on Thursday called for a federal investigation into the safety of the infrastructure used to transport crude oil and gas by […]
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‘Train from hell’ brings grief to Quebec
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (AP) — It was surely the most festive spot in town as a Friday night turned into a Saturday morning at the Musi-Cafe – a full house, live music, plenty of beer and nachos to animate long-time friends. Among the dozens enjoying themselves in the pub was a sizable contingent of the Lafontaine […]
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Railway executive says fiery accident would not have happened in Maine
AUGUSTA — The fiery accident that occurred in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, would not have happened in Maine because there would have been no layover where the train could be left unattended, the chairman of the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway said Monday. The train had been hauling crude oil from North Dakota to Irving Oil Ltd.’s […]
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Maine officials don’t expect extra pollution from Quebec train derailment
Maine environmental officials are monitoring the runaway train derailment in eastern Quebec but do not expect the oil spill and fires to affect the state’s air or water. The 73-car derailment Saturday caused multiple explosions in the town of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, about 10 miles west of Maine. About 30 buildings were destroyed after tanker cars […]
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Dozens still missing after Quebec oil train fire
Franklin County crews respond About 30 people from six Franklin Country fire departments are helping to battle the Quebec fire sparked early Saturday by the derailment of a train carrying crude oil. “It’s been busy,” said Franklin County Emergency Management Agency Director Tim Hardy Saturday evening. “There’s a lot of damage, a lot of destruction. […]