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Fire crews douse derailed tanker cars carrying crude oil in downtown Lac-Mégantic, Que., in this July 6, 2013, file photo. A trial is now underway for three former railway employees charged in connection with the fatal train derailment. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson)

Technology to prevent rail disasters is in our hands

Chris Bachmann, University of Waterloo

As the Lac Mégantic rail disaster trial begins, here’s how technology can help prevent a repeat of the tragedy that killed 47 people.
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

Bryan W. Schlake, Penn State

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?

Related Topics

  1. Fracking
  2. Freight trains
  3. Lac Megantic
  4. Oil and gas
  5. Oil pipeline
  6. Rail safety
  7. rail transport
  8. Railways
  9. Trains

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