The Coastliner debuted during the Maine Lobster Festival, drawing more than 600 riders.
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Railroads must alert first responders within 10 miles of derailed cargo train under new rule
The rule would force all railroads to send out information to all nearby emergency services anytime there is a derailment or hazardous chemical release, instead of expecting arriving firefighters to look up the details on an app.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Train track in Belgrade washed out as state, railroads repair storm damage
Sunday’s storm, which dumped up to 5 inches of rain in central Maine, has caused washouts and other damage to tracks across the state.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England, News
Questions remain about train derailment in northern Maine
The rail company, CPKC, has reopened the rail line, saying the derailment was caused by a track washout. But the company and the Federal Railroad Administration declined to say when the tracks near Jackman were last inspected.
Posted inMaine
Derailed train in northern Maine was carrying flammable chemicals
The hazardous materials did not spill or catch fire, the railroad said, but one of them is classified as highly flammable by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Photos: Rolling train and spring runoff
A train crosses the trestle from Auburn into Lewiston as high water cascades over Great Falls.
Posted inMaine
Train carrying hazardous chemicals derails north of Rockwood
A photo of the train derailment posted on Facebook by Rockwood Fire & Rescue shows a fiery scene near a curve on the railroad track, with several cars off the track.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
What’s inside Maine freight trains? Public can only hazard a guess
An exception to the state’s public records law prevents Mainers from knowing what toxic chemicals might be rumbling through cities and towns.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
State panel backs creation of new rail trail between Auburn and Portland
Rail Use Advisory Council endorses a 26-mile path for bicycles and pedestrians along an unused rail corridor.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Jared Golden off the rails again in opposing Biden’s plea for labor deal
The Lewiston Democrat said imposing railroad pact by legislation was ‘premature.’