An Act relative to hot box detectors
This bill requires hot box detectors to be installed every 20 miles along all tracks used by passenger trains. New rail construction projects must include these detectors, and existing tracks must add them within one year of the law's passage. The measure directly affects rail operators responsible for passenger train routes in the Commonwealth. It mandates a specific safety infrastructure requirement without altering funding or operational procedures.
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Kathy LaNatra
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Mike Brady
DDemocratic
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Natalie Blais
DDemocratic
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