The Maine Department of Transportation has requested details about the parking systems and procedures for freight train operators in the state, in the wake of the July 6 crash on the tracks of the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway that killed at least 37 people in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec.
On Wednesday, DOT Commissioner David Bernhardt sent a letter to five freight operators in the state requesting to review how they secure parked trains.
Gov. Paul LePage said in a press release that the request is in addition to a safety review he ordered of the state’s railroad tracks. Federal regulators announced earlier this week that they would inspect the tracks of the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway in a separate review.
Bernhardt asked for the information from Maine’s freight operators by the end of the month.