TRANSPORTATION DEPT: Urges and requests that the Department of Transportation and Development to convene a diagnostic review team to evaluate the proposed reactivation of the Norfolk Southern Railway originating at the Alabo Street Wharf
Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
Summary
The resolution asks the Department of Transportation and Development to convene a diagnostic review team to assess potential hazards from increased freight train traffic on the Norfolk Southern line that begins at the Alabo Street Wharf in New Orleans. It directs the department to submit a written report to the House Transportation Committee by January 1, 2027. The measure is a response to recent train‑vehicle collisions and community concerns about grain dust and track proximity to homes.
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