Sens. Collins, Murray call for R&D to improve rail safety
Sen. Susan Collins is leading an effort to get smaller railroads more federal funding to train emergency responders how to handle hazardous materials.
Maine’s D.C. delegation raises doubts about fed response to hazardous materials rail shipments
Members of Maine's congressional delegation are pushing regulators to strengthen planning, response and mitigation requirements for railroads transporting hazardous materials.
New US rail safety rules will not apply to all trains carrying explosive crude oil
Just as the state has revealed that crude oil shipments by rail have resumed along the state’s rail lines, Maine state emergency officials say new federal rules about shipping hazardous materials such as crude by rail don't go far enough.
Maine fire departments signing up for more rail safety training
Lessons from the Lac-Mégantic disaster include making sure firefighters, police officers and other first responders have available counseling and mental health support and that they work in shifts to minimize fatigue.
After ‘end of the world’ explosion, Quebec town tries to find hope
Eight months ago, the people of Lac-Mégantic thought the world was ending. A runaway train carrying a volatile variety of crude oil derailed and exploded.
Maine responders need to be better prepared to fight Lac Mégantic-type derailment
Less than a year ago, a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed in Lac-Mégantic, a small Quebec town ten miles from the Maine border.