Bryan W. Schlake

  • Instructor in Rail Transportation Engineering, Penn State
This derailed oil-carrying train in Ontario in March was the third from a single freight company in a month. Reuters

Despite disasters, oil‑by‑rail transport is getting safer

Derailed train cars carrying oil have more communities concerned about spills. What’s behind the oil-by-rail boom and a federal agency’s ‘urgent’ call last week for better safety?

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