Tag: Oil Car Explosions

US safety board: Upgrade oil train tank cars to protect against fires

Oil train tank cars upgrades may include thermal blankets, better valves Ethanol or oil train tank cars urgently need to be retrofitted to make them more fire-resistant after a spate of explosive accidents in recent months revealed the shortcomings of industry-backed safety standards, U.S. officials said Monday. The National Transportation Safety Board issued a series […]