When a runaway train exploded in a Quebec town last year, the fireball killed 47, destroyed 40 buildings and sent thousands fleeing from their homes.
The Department of Transportation wants to make sure that never happens again. On Wednesday, it unveiled proposed new rules for transporting flammable materials, including most crude oil and ethanol, by train. The rules would force those transporting the materials to use new rail cars and to provide more warnings to communities.
US aims to make oil transport safer - Jul. 23, 2014
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