(Source: PublicSource, March 29, 2014)
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — DOT-111s were designed in the early 1960s and originally used to haul nonhazardous materials such as corn syrup. Now, they are the worker bees for the glut of crude oil and ethanol being transported across Pennsylvania and the country. For more than 20 years, safety officials have warned about these cars as accidents involving them have multiplied. One of the worst was in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, in July 2013, when 47 people died after a runaway train carrying Bakken crude oil from North Dakota exploded, decimating the town.
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