The Portland Press Herald spent more than five months investigating Maine’s freight rail system and how it's overseen. ⁠ ⁠ The newspaper requested and examined years of government records; pored over thousands of pages of safety studies and reports on federal inspections, accidents and state rail infrastructure; examined regulations and chemical classifications; and spoke with more than 20 freight experts, federal safety regulators, union leaders, safety advisers and state officials.⁠ ⁠ Read the special report through the link in our bio. Photo by @ben.mccanna