New York Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 7, 2026.
Prohibits freight trains in excess of eight thousand five hundred feet in length.
Prohibits freight trains traveling on a track within the state from exceeding eight thousand five hundred feet in length; directs the commissioner of transportation to promulgate rules and regulations to establish a waiver process to permit the operation of freight trains in excess of eight thousand five hundred feet for situations as deemed appropriate by such commissioner.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-28 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-07 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-01-07 | Latest Action | In Senate Committee |