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The Surface Transportation Board filed its decision approving Townline Rail Terminal to construct and operate a new rail line in Smithtown, Suffolk County, NY, subject to environmental mitigation conditions. View the board’s decision.
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The STB has provided a Final Environmental Assessment, including a response to comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment. These documents can be viewed via the STB.gov website under Docket No. FD 36575. View the Final Environmental Assessment.
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The STB responded to the Town of Smithtown’s request for a declaratory order regarding hazardous materials pertaining to Townline Rail and CarlsonCorp. Townline Rail would be considered a common carrier and thus required to handle hazardous materials under a reasonable request. The CarlsonCorp transloading facility – as a separate entity, not providing rail service but loading and unloading services – would not be a common carrier.
This should put to rest the fear being raised by some in the community about transport of any hazardous or toxic chemicals and materials to the Kings Park property: New York State DEC and Town of Smithtown regulations would prohibit those materials on CarlsonCorp property, and their decisions cannot be overridden by the Federal Surface Transportation Board.
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From the desk of Toby Carlson…
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I have now spent months fielding mostly respectful dialogues from concerned citizens. I absolutely love these conversations even if we don’t always agree. What I find problematic are the groups that choose to fight even before the facts and science is presented. These groups offer no concrete solutions to our environmental challenges. When it comes…
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