(Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, October 30, 2015)
MINNEAPOLIS — Railroads, with the help of mostly Republican legislative allies, handily derailed Gov. Mark Dayton’s ambitious oil-train safety initiative last session — a package that would have assessed the state’s four major haulers $330 million over 10 years to improve rail crossings throughout the state. But the bristling tone of the letter Dayton recently sent to BNSF Railway CEO Carl Ice strongly suggests that the political will exists to fight again for this important public-safety policy package during the coming legislative session.
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