Oil Train Explosion Causes Evacuation. 5 Facts from Oil & Train Accidents

• 2 dozen accidents related to oil train shipments since 2013
• Rate of growth has increased from 29,605 cars in 2010 to 493,126 in 2014.
• Growth is becoming flat in 2015
• Last Friday the Federal Transportation Comission issued new rules about the transportation of oil by train
• The new rules will require:
  • Stronger tank cars
  • New braking systems
  • Speed restrictions and
  • Improved classification of the flammability of liquids carried aboard the trains.

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