Michigan senators say trains should be shorter, better staffed to prevent derailments

(Source: www.mlive.com, April 17, 2023)

Michigan Senate Democrats are working to put more regulations in place for the state’s roughly 3,600 miles of railways as a way to increase public safety after numerous reports of blocked traffic and train derailments. Michigan Senate Bills 100 and 139 would require at least two people to staff a train transporting freight and operating in the state, and trains could not exceed a length of 7,500 feet.

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