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Bakken Crude, California Regulation, DOT-111, Dunsmuir CA, Federal Regulation (U.S.), Lac-Mégantic, Lynchburg Virginia, Tank car retrofit, Union Pacific Railroad, Valero Crude By Rail

Benicia Congressman Mike Thompson has long record of concern over hazmat rail safety

[Editor: In an exclusive interview, the Benicia Herald details the historical background on Thompson’s response to the catastrophic derailment and spill in Dunsmuir, CA in 1991.  Note that Thompson is reported to have met with Valero and other area refinery and train safety officials.  He has proposed legislation that would involve federal intelligence oversight to … Continue reading Benicia Congressman Mike Thompson has long record of concern over hazmat rail safety →

Bakken Crude, Crude By Rail, Derailment, Emergency Readiness & Response, Explosion, Oil Industry, Rail industry

Chicago, nation’s busiest rail hub: firefighters unprepared, lacking foam and equipment

Repost from the Chicago Tribune Area poorly prepared for crude-oil train fires Stocks of firefighting foam few and far between By Richard Wronski, Tribune reporter  |  May 25, 2014 In 2009, a Canadian National freight train hauling 75 tank cars with ethanol derailed and erupted into a massive fireball in Cherry Valley, near Rockford. Although … Continue reading Chicago, nation’s busiest rail hub: firefighters unprepared, lacking foam and equipment →

Bakken Crude, California Regulation, Crude By Rail, Derailment, Emergency Readiness & Response, Explosion, Federal Regulation (U.S.), Hazardous cargo transparency, Tank car design, Train speed

Bakersfield High School worst-case derailment scenario

Repost from the Bakersfield Californian [Editor: this is a MUST READ article, a comprehensive and graphic description of first-responder requirements and readiness.  Someone needs to interview first responders in each of our Bay Area refinery towns, ask every single question referenced in this article, and lay out similar scenarios for the all-too-imaginable catastrophes that threaten our … Continue reading Bakersfield High School worst-case derailment scenario →

Bakken Crude, CPC-1232 standard, Derailment, DOT-111, Emergency Readiness & Response, Federal Regulation (U.S.), James River, Lynchburg Virginia

Lynchburg city leaders: ‘We dodged a bullet’

Repost from The Lynchburg News & Advance James River Association reflects on train derailment May 14, 2014 11:08 pm  |  Alex Rohr Bobby Harris listens to Lynchburg City Manager L. Kimball Payne III speak during a community meeting on rail safety concerns hosted by the James River Association at the Craddock Terry Hotel and Event … Continue reading Lynchburg city leaders: ‘We dodged a bullet’ →