Repost from KATU Portland, OR 11 oil train cars derail in Columbia River Gorge, cars erupt in flames, I-84 closed By KATU.COM staff and the Associated Press, June 3, 2016 MOSIER, Ore. — A Union Pacific train towing oil cars derailed and caught fire in the Columbia River Gorge Friday, evacuating schools in the nearby town … Continue reading VIDEO: 11 oil train cars derail in Columbia River Gorge, cars erupt in flames, I-84 closed→
Repost from DeSmogBlog The Crude Oil “Bomb Train” Story: Profits Over Safety By Justin Mikulka • Friday, May 20, 2016 – 10:42 “I would agree with the opponents. This is not about saving jobs…This is about profits. But gee, what is wrong with profits?” Those were the words of San Luis Obispo County Planning Commissioner Jim … Continue reading The Crude Oil “Bomb Train” Story: Profits Over Safety→
Repost from the San Francisco Chronicle, SFGate Deadly Amtrak wreck blamed on distracted engineer Associated Press Published 3:12 pm, Tuesday, May 17, 2016 WASHINGTON — The speeding Amtrak train that crashed in Philadelphia last year, killing eight people, most likely ran off the rails because the engineer was distracted by word of a nearby commuter … Continue reading PHILADELPHIA DERAILMENT: Deadly Amtrak wreck blamed on distracted engineer→
Repost from DeSmogBlog [Editor: See also Climate Activists Block Port Of Albany ‘Bomb Trains’ In New York, Popular Resistance. – RS] “Whatever God May Bring”: Albany ‘Break Free’ Protest Against Fracking, Bomb Trains By Zach Roberts • Tuesday, May 17, 2016 – 11:39 On May 14, thousands of people around the world joined together for … Continue reading ALBANY NY: Break Free’ Protest Against Fracking, Bomb Trains→
