![]() ![]() “When I was watching that disaster, something struck me,” White told Deshais. Jerry White, leader of the Spokane Riverkeeper, was not convinced. “Our northern route is perfectly positioned geographically as we run through the Bakken region and to the Northwest destination points,” BNSF spokesman Gus Melonas told the Spokesman-Review’s Nicholas Deshais in early March. Noting that a fiery oil train wreck in downtown Spokane could lead to the evacuation of 20,000 people, city officials requested and on Thursday were granted a seat at the table in discussions to open an oil terminal in Vancouver, Washington.īNSF supports the terminal and said it’s “more than prepared” to handle the increased loads through northern Montana, Idaho and Washington. ![]() ![]() The AAR last year dedicated more than $5 million to training at its Security and Emergency Response Training Center near Pueblo, Colorado. There are initial plans for sessions in 15 states, beginning this weekend in Nebraska and Florida. The American Petroleum Institute and the Association of American Railroads announced at a teleconference Wednesday they will jointly fund additional training for local first responders along railroad tracks to deal with crude shipment accidents.This legislation will help reduce the risk of explosion in accidents, take unsafe tank cars off the tracks, and ensure first responders have the equipment they need.” “Communities in Washington state and across the nation see hundreds of these oil tank cars pass through each week. “Every new derailment increases the urgency with which we need to act,” U.S. The Crude-By-Rule Safety Act would set standards for new tankers that require thicker shells, thermal protection and pressure relief valves. ![]()
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