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Torrential rainfall damages railroad tracks across Maine

Heavy rainfall in Maine led to widespread damage to railroad tracks across the Pine Tree State, with cleanup fully underway by Thursday.

Heavy rainfall in Maine caused damage to railroad tracks, which crews and contractors were in the process of cleaning up on Thursday.

STORM IN MAINE KNOCKS OUT POWER FOR THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS, WASHES OUT ROADS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

The state was the site of heavy rainfall Sunday. The rainfall caused damage to state infrastructure, necessitating replacements of culverts and repairs to state-owned rail track, said Paul Merrill, a spokesperson for the Maine Department of Transportation.

MAINE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPT. UNIMPRESSED BY RAIL COMPANY'S CLEANUP EFFORTS

The transportation department is also aware of a track washout on privately owned tracks in Belgrade that was caused by the Sunday storm, Merrill said. Track owner CSX was also in the process of repairing that damage.

The state and another railway owner, Canadian Pacific Kansas City, said last month that a washout led to a train derailment in the northern part of the state.

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