December 23rd, 2024 by WCBC Radio

There are plans to reintroduce the Maryland Railway Safety Act in the coming General Assembly session.  The legislation did not make it out of committee last year.  CSX Train Conductor Randy Martz recently asked the Cumberland City Council to support the Act, saying it will be of particular help for CSX crossing issues in the city…

  

“First by prohibiting trains from blocking the highway and railroad crossing for more than five minutes and second, by limiting trains to no more than 8,500 feet in length.  Just up the road from City Hall is Baltimore Street, which CSX constantly blocks the crossings, often for hours at a time. When the blockings occur, traffic tends to back up, becomes an annoyance to the public, preventing emergency and first responders from saving lives and property.”