One of the largest accidental releases of oil in Alberta's history isn't a burst pipeline and it doesn't involve a train of
tanker cars derailing into a river.
«A total of 14
tanker cars derailed.
Not exact matches
Train tracks and
tanker cars weren't built to accommodate trains carrying loads of heavy crude oil, making the trains more likely to
derail.
Continuing his efforts to make sure that «oil trains» passing through Buffalo and other New York communities do not
derail and explode, US Sen. Chuck Schumer called on the federal government to require the oil in those
tanker cars be made less volatile before it is shipped.
A
tanker car that partially
derailed spilled 2,100 gallons of diesel fuel at the CSX rail yard, Selkirk Fire Chief Joe Michaniw said.
The Railroad has ordered equipment to the site that will use steam to heat the 14
derailed tanker cars so the oil they contain can be pumped into other
tanker cars.
Three
tanker cars carrying crude oil that
derailed were leaking oil.