The Nation’s New Oil Tankers Appear Just as Dangerous as the Old Ones – VICE News
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The Nation’s New Oil Tankers Appear Just as Dangerous as the Old Ones
VICE News There were 38 derailments involving fires and ruptures on the rails in 2014, up from 20 in 2009, even as the total number of accidents declined by 21 percent over the same period. US regulators are drawing up new rules governing crude by rail shipments … Spate of derailments deepens fear of oil train disasterTulsa World Derailments deepen fear of oil train disasterDaily Record (subscription) |
Spate of derailments deepens fears of oil train disasters – Longview News-Journal
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Spate of derailments deepens fears of oil train disasters
Longview News-Journal … Illinois, a town of about 3,000 in the state’s northwest corner. On Saturday, a 94-car Canadian National Railway crude oil train derailed about 3 miles outside the Northern Ontario town of Gogama and destroyed a bridge. The accident was only 23 … Spate of oil train derailments in US, Canada raises safety concernsJournal Standard Spate of derailments deepens fear of oil train disasterOpelika Auburn News Cost of another rail catastrophe could outstrip compensation fundToronto Star |
Teen dies from injuries after East Dubuque accident – KWQC-TV6
KWQC-TV6Teen dies from injuries after East Dubuque accidentKWQC-TV6The accident happened around 2:30 p.m. on Monday, March 10, 2015. Police say the vehicle was southbound on N. Badger Road, about a quarter mile south of Third Avenue in rural East Dubuq…
Town Board Urges Action to Prevent ‘Bomb’ Train Accidents on Hudson – Philipstown.info
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Town Board Urges Action to Prevent ‘Bomb’ Train Accidents on Hudson
Philipstown.info Citing the “explosive and … corrosive” nature of crude oil transported by trains and the “immediate, significant risk” of a Hudson Highlands accident, the Philipstown Town Board last Thursday (March 5) urged federal and state governments to protect … |
Police: Seymour man killed in multi-vehicle accident – WHAS 11.com (subscription)
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Police: Seymour man killed in multi-vehicle accident
WHAS 11.com (subscription) SEYMOUR, Ind. (WHAS11) – Indiana State Police say a man was killed Tuesday morning after a multi-vehicle accident in Reddington. According to police, 25-year-old Joshua Reed was traveling on US 31 near County Road 1000 N when his Dodge Durango … |
Illinois mayors say tax credit vital to building renovation – Chicago Tribune
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Illinois mayors say tax credit vital to building renovation
Chicago Tribune Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner said Thursday’s rail tanker derailment near Galena is another episode in a series of accidents involving crude oil tankers that he fears will happen with increasing frequency unless something is done to change federal rules … |
Restaurant ball pits, playgrounds would need frequent cleaning under Illinois … – STLtoday.com
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Restaurant ball pits, playgrounds would need frequent cleaning under Illinois …
STLtoday.com SPRINGFIELD, Ill. • A potentially toxic mix of fast food and boisterous toddlers has Illinois lawmakers considering tougher regulations on indoor play areas at restaurants. One year after imposing stricter rules on sex offenders at indoor play areas … |
Restaurant playgrounds would need frequent cleaning under Illinois proposal – STLtoday.com
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Restaurant playgrounds would need frequent cleaning under Illinois proposal
STLtoday.com You also have kids in diapers and who are newly potty-trained and prone to accidents having an awful lot of accidents on the equipment and then crawling on it and eating afterwards,” said state Rep. Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg. The measure, which … |
Students Killed in Crash With Tractor-Trailer – NBC Chicago
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Students Killed in Crash With Tractor-Trailer
NBC Chicago “Last night, two ACC students were killed in a car accident on the way to a school basketball game. This is a huge loss for the families of our school and the larger ACC community,” a school secretary said in a statement read to NBC Chicago on … Two Aurora Central Catholic students die in car accident while heading to gameKane County Chronicle 2 Aurora Central Catholic students die in Rochelle crashWLS-TV Fog likely factor in fatal accidentRochelle News Leader WREX-TV all 39 news articles » |
One person killed in accident on 287 South in Bedminster, State Police say – NJ.com
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One person killed in accident on 287 South in Bedminster, State Police say
NJ.com BEDMINSTER TWP. — One person died and two others were taken to the hospital following a one-vehicle accident on Route 287 South, police said. Police responded to the scene just after 9 a.m. and found a car overturned on its roof off in the woods north … Route 22 East pedestrian accident in New Jersey temporarily closes all laneslehighvalleylive.com Police ID victim in Rt. 287 crash, wife also in carDaily Record I-287 accident claims life in HanoverNew Jersey Hills |
