Tag: Rail Explosions
Oil industry challenges new oil by rail rules aimed at reducing risks
New oil by rail rules call for advanced braking systems, retrofitted cars The U.S. oil industry has filed a court challenge to new rules aimed at reducing the risk of catastrophic accidents involving crude moved by rail, following a string of fiery derailments in the recent years. The American Petroleum Institute petition to the U.S. […]
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 […]
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