NTSB to Industry: Reroute Oil Trains Away From Population Centers

InsideClimate News
Jan 23, 2014, 8:50 pm99 pts
(Minneapolis Star-Tribune) The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) expressed growing concern Thursday that accidents involving oil trains can cause “major loss of life,” and recommended that they be rerouted where possible to avoid populated areas. The safety board's proposal, a direct response to…

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