Repost from McClatchyDC News Tests showed rail defect 2 months before W.Va. oil train derailed By Curtis Tate, October 9, 2015 HIGHLIGHTS: • Feds identify broken rail as primary cause • Flaw detected in two prior track inspections • CSX, contractor will pay $25,000 in fines WASHINGTON – Two separate tests in the two months prior … Continue reading Tests showed rail defect 2 months before W.Va. oil train derailed
Repost from McClatchyDC Held up in court for a year, Maryland oil train reports outdated By Curtis Tate, September 12, 2015 HIGHLIGHTS • McClatchy received reports it asked for in 2014 • Documents contained data previously revealed • Economics of crude by rail have shifted since After more than a year, McClatchy finally got the … Continue reading Held up in court for a year, Maryland oil train reports outdated
Repost from McClatchyDC [Editor: Significant quote: “This year is already the second worst for oil spilled from trains since the federal government began collecting data 40 years ago….trains spilled about 1 million gallons in 2013 alone, vs. 800,000 in all the prior years combined….More than 600,000 gallons of oil has spilled from trains so far … Continue reading Told to fix leaky oil train cars in 2 months, owners sought 3 years
Repost from McClatchyDC As oil train burned, firefighters waited 2 hours for critical details By Curtis Tate, August 21, 2015 HIGHLIGHTS • Oil train burned for 2 hours before railroad official arrived • Firefighters lacked key details about train and its cargo • Incident led railroads to offer more information, training Newly released documents show … Continue reading As oil train burned, firefighters waited 2 hours for critical details