WASHINGTON – Rail operators are going to great lengths to prevent oil train derailments but the energy sector must do more to prevent accidents from becoming fiery disasters, the leading U.S. rail regulator said on Friday (March 13).
Oil train tankers have jumped the tracks in a string of mishaps in recent months that resulted in explosions and fires.
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