Gaps in the system: Is rail safety on the right track?
2015/06/04, The Globe and Mail, KIM MACKRAEL
New rail safety rules are still coming into effect two years after the disaster in Lac-Mégantic, reports Kim Mackrael. Meanwhile, serious crude derailments have continued despite a recent dip in the volume of oil-by-rail shipments
A recent spate of fiery crude-by-rail accidents in North America is renewing questions about the pace of safety measures developed after the 2013 disaster in Lac-Mégantic, Que.
Five oil-train derailments resulted in major fires during the first five months of this year – two near the same Northern Ontario town and three in the United States. In two of the U.S. cases, thick black smoke from the oil fires forced the evacuation of nearby settlements.
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