Railway Said to Stop Transporting Oil After Quebec Crash
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Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd. plans to cease transporting oil, about a month after a crude-carrying train derailed and exploded in a Quebec town, the Montreal Gazette reported.
Rail traffic through Lac-Megantic, Quebec, could resume as early as this week, without petroleum cargo, Chairman Edward Burkhardt said in an interview with the newspaper. The company’s insurance agreed to cover cleanup costs, though payments haven’t been made yet, the Gazette said today, citing Burkhardt.