Tankers still hauling hazardous materials despite known flaws
Posted: September 23, 2012 at 2:48 a.m.
A DOT-111 rail tanker passes through Council Bluffs, Iowa, last month. Ethanol is now the highest-volume hazardous material shipped by rail. In 2000, it wasn’t even in the top 10.
For two decades, one of the most commonly used types of rail tanker has been allowed to haul hazardous liquids from coast to coast even though transportation officials knew of a design flaw that can cause the car to tear open in an accident, potentially spilling cargo that could catch fire, explode or contaminate the environment.
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Business, Pages 69 on 09/23/2012
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