Posted on 02/22/2015 9:58:51 AM PST by PROCON
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The federal government predicts that trains hauling crude oil or ethanol will derail an average of 10 times a year over the next two decades, causing more than $4 billion in damage and possibly killing hundreds of people if an accident happens in a densely populated part of the U.S.
The projection comes from a previously unreported analysis by the Department of Transportation that reviewed the risks of moving vast quantities of both fuels across the nation and through major cities. The study completed last July took on new relevance this week after a train loaded with crude derailed in West Virginia, sparked a spectacular fire and forced the evacuation of hundreds of families.
Monday's accident was the latest in a spate of fiery derailments, and senior federal officials said it drives home the need for stronger tank cars, more effective braking systems and other safety improvements.
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They think everyone should be either driving an electric car or riding a bicycle.
Sure, derailments can happen, but everything seems exaggerated to fit an anti-fossil fuels agenda.
All the more reason to approve the much safer pipeline?
Uh huh. They COULD derail at the rate of 100 per year. Or 1000. How useful is “could”?
Blaming the cargo for rail shipping accidents is like blaming luggage for a plane crash.
But the liberals are against pipelines also.
ISIS guarantees it!
WE’RE ALL DOOMED!!!
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