Tacoma Rail says it moves 3 crude oil trains a week

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Tacoma Rail says it moves 3 crude oil trains a week
Staff and wire reports
June 24, 2014

Tacoma Rail told Washington state it moves about three trains of Bakken crude oil in Pierce County each week, information that federal transportation officials have ordered released to help emergency responders prepare for accidents.

Tacoma Rail, a short-line railroad owned by the city of Tacoma, disclosed the information to the state this month; it said the three trains move only in Pierce County. The trains each consist of 90 to 120 tank cars. A tank car typically carries about 28,000 gallons.

State emergency management officials posted the information online Monday and released it to The Associated Press and McClatchy under the state public records law.

The country’s major railroads have pushed states to keep the crude oil shipment information confidential on the basis of security.

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