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Company: Pan Am Railways, Inc., Maine Central Railroad Co., Boston & Maine Corp., Springfield Terminal Railway Co.
Current Parent Company: CSX
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Penalty: $500,000
Year: 2009
Date: April 1, 2009
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Pan Am Railways and its 3 subsidiaries were found guilty of failing to report a hazardous oil spill on its rail yard, estimated to be 900 gallons of diesel fuel from a locomotive, and sentenced to pay $125,000 each.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Massachusetts Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Facility State: Massachusetts
Facility City: Ayer
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Florida
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: railroads
Specific Industry of Current Parent: railroads
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