by SRTC Staff | Feb 24, 2015 | Uncategorized |
If you were already worried about the potential for accidents involving trains hauling fuel, a new report isn’t going to make you feel any better. The federal government predicts trains hauling crude oil or ethanol will derail an average of 10 times a...
by SRTC Staff | Jan 16, 2015 | Uncategorized |
A train derailment yesterday is still blocking traffic today, and could be until tomorrow. the grain train jumped the tracks yesterday at Cheney-Spokane Road on the northeast side of Cheney. Meanwhile, the incident is drawing attention to another risk involving...
by SRTC Staff | Oct 29, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Yesterday I brought you the news that there could be even more oil trains moving through our area in coming years (see post below), now today local emergency responders are saying that if an oil train exploded, they would be “challenged” to deal with such...
by SRTC Staff | Oct 28, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Irritated by all the trains that are slowing you down lately at railroad crossings? Well things could get even worse in the future. There are nearly 3 billion gallons of crude oil moving through Washington this year. That could triple in five years, according to...
by SRTC Staff | Jul 24, 2014 | Uncategorized |
There have been MANY concerns voiced recently about the increased number of trainloads of crude oil being shipped across the country, especially after several of the trains crashed and caught fire. In response, the government proposed rules yesterday that would phase...