Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Springfield Terminal Railway Co.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 9, 2011No. 10-P-617PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMills, J.
This matter arises out of a substantial release of diesel fuel from a freight locomotive, known as MEC 506, in the Ayer railyard on August 8 and August 9, 2006. A Superior Court jury convicted the codefendants, Pan Am Railways, Inc., Springfield Terminal Railway Company (Springfield), Boston & Maine Corporation (B&M), and Maine Central Railroad Company (Maine Central) of failing to notify the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) immediately of the release as required by G. L. c. 2IE, §§ 7, 11. The defendants appeal. We affirm.
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