“Could two railway companies merging in Massachusetts cause a nearly two-mile problem for drivers on Main Street in Altamont?
A proposal currently being reviewed by federal regulators would allow Norfolk Southern the right to use CSX’s rails between Voorheesville and central Massachusetts to move “one” 9,000-foot-long double-stacked “train pair” — a single train, nearly two miles long, traveling to and from Massachusetts — per day.
Other than acknowledging the company “is proposing to upgrade the rail line between Delanson and Voorheesville, New York, as part of the overall transaction, which is subject to STB approval” Norfolk Southern did “not have any further comment” on the proposal.
The federal Surface Transportation Board has economic regulatory oversight of railroads in the United States. “
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Mulkerrin, Sean. Altamont Enterprise 17 March 2021.