Derailed CSX train in West Virginia hauled newer-model tank cars
Source: Reuters
A CSX Corp (CSX.N) oil train that derailed and erupted in flames in West Virginia on Monday was hauling newer model tank cars, not the older versions widely criticized for being prone to puncture, the firm said.
All of the oil tank cars on the 109-car train were CPC 1232 models, CSX said late Monday. The train, which was carrying North Dakota crude to an oil depot in Yorktown, Virginia, derailed in a small town 33 miles (54 km) southeast of Charleston.
The CPC 1232 is the newer, supposedly tougher version of the DOT-111 cars that were manufactured up until 2011. The DOT-111 cars have been faulted by regulators and operators for a number of years. U.S. and Canadian authorities, under pressure to address a spate of fiery accidents, are seeking to phase out the older models.
It was the second significant oil-train incident in three days following a Canadian National Railways (CNR.TO) train from Alberta's oil sands that derailed in a wooded area of northern Ontario on Feb. 14. CN said 29 of 100 cars were involved and seven caught fire. No injuries were reported.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/17/us-usa-train-derailment-csx-idUSKBN0LK1ST20150217
They have 20 more years to roll out these "safer" tank cars...and the the "safer" ones still blow up?
Wasn't there a movie called "Unsafe at any Speed?"
Time for a sequel.
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by Ralph Nader
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsafe_at_Any_Speed
DOT proposed regulations are in the hands of the Office Management & Regulatory Affairs (who will likely make "adjustments"
awaiting a decision said to be announced May 23rd.
Its not secret trains derail & they travel along coastlines, rivers, and cities/
