Freshman Quad Cities lawmaker to introduce bill limiting train lengths

Former Bettendorf Alderman Scott Webster, now a freshman Iowa state senator on the transportation committee, plans to introduce a bill this week to offer some measure of relief to train-affected Iowa small towns such as Camanche and Princeton.

The proposed legislation would limit the length of a freight train operated in the state to 8,500 feet, which roughly translates to 1.6 miles. Mr. Webster said the…