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Bakken Crude, Bridge safety, Cleanup funding, CPC-1232, Crude By Rail, Derailment, DOT-111, Emergency Readiness & Response, Explosion, Federal Regulation (U.S.), Hazmat notification, Insurance and liability, Light sweet crude, Massive increase in crude-by-rail, Rail inspection, Rail routing, Tank car design, Unattended trains

NPR: A Hard Look At The Risks Of Transporting Oil On Rail Tanker Cars

Repost from National Public Radio [Editor:  Everyone is talking about this one!  It’s a full-length episode of Fresh Air – 30 minutes, so settle back.  Investigative reporter Marcus Stern is thoughtful, solid and very well-informed.  Interviewer Dave Davies, filling in for Terry Gross, covers a lot of ground.  Listen (or read the transcript) below.  – … Continue reading NPR: A Hard Look At The Risks Of Transporting Oil On Rail Tanker Cars →

Bakken Crude, Crude By Rail, Derailment, Explosion, Fire, Rail inspection

WV GAZETTE: Day after derailment, cleanup and restoration begin

Repost from WV  Gazette, Charleston, WV Day after derailment, cleanup and restoration begin By Rusty Marks, Staff writer, Tuesday, February 17, 2015 MOUNT CARBON — Cleanup crews began removing the hulks of derailed and burned-out railroad tank cars Tuesday evening, and residents began to get water and electricity back, after a train carrying crude oil … Continue reading WV GAZETTE: Day after derailment, cleanup and restoration begin →

Bakken Crude, Crude By Rail, Derailment, Explosion

LOCAL MEDIA CHRONOLOGY: WV derailment and explosion

Repost from WVNS TV, Ghent, WV [Editor:  These local updates go back in reverse chronological order to the original breaking news report at 2:21pm on Monday, about an hour after the derailment.  – RS] UPDATE: Unified command set up in train derailment response By Douglas Fritz, Updated Feb 18, 2015 2:15 PM PST 5:15 p.m. Wed., … Continue reading LOCAL MEDIA CHRONOLOGY: WV derailment and explosion →