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Durbin Calls for STB to Investigate Canadian National Train Derailment

Agency has authority to impose fines if Canadian National fails to ensure safety and properly maintain tracks along the EJ&E railway

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WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2011.  Following the second derailment of a Canadian National train near Elgin this year, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to open an investigation to determine if Canadian National is properly maintaining and upgrading the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern (EJ&E) railway to handle hazardous…

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