A bill that aims to limit the length of trains and increase the fine for blocking railway crossings is getting another look this year in the General Assembly after similar legislation failed last year. Del. Shelly Simonds, D-Newport News, who reintroduced the bill, said the railways have played an important role in American history and many of the rules they are governed by predate modern .
The legislation proposed by Del. Shelly Simonds would increase the fine to companies if they leave a train blocking an intersection for over five minutes from $100 to $500, limit train lengths to 8,500 feet (about 1.6 miles) on mainline and branch lines and require two-man crews.
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