(Source: Kansas City Star, February 22, 2014)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Across North America, authorities in communities large and small shudder at a very recent threat — trains carrying hundreds of thousands of gallons of crude oil through urban areas in tank cars prone to ripping open in derailments. With a congressional hearing on the safety of shipping oil by rail scheduled for Wednesday, two railroad industry initiatives were announced last week.
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