A regional railroad has reported to a federal judge that it is on schedule to replace its open-air construction and demolition debris transfer stations in North Bergen, N.J., with enclosed facilities, according to a report from the North Jersey Media Group at NorthJersey.com (West Paterson, N.J.).
The New York Susquehanna & Western Railway Corp. (NYS&W) has reported that it has shut down two of its facilities and that a third open-air transfer station will be closed by Dec. 31, according to the report.
The railroad has also opened a new enclosed facility. Work continues on another new transfer station, in addition to enclosing an existing facility, according to the report.
The work is the result of a legal battle over the state’s attempt to regulate transfer stations where construction and demolition debris and contaminated soils are trucked in and loaded into rail cars bound out of state, according to the report.
Regulations adopted last year require railroads that ship solid waste to enclose their transfer facilities.