Reaction to NTSB crude oil rail transport recommendations

January 24, 2014 10:58 AM

Casselton fireball — A fireball goes up at the site of an oil train derailment Monday, Dec 30, 2013, in Casselton, N.D. The train carrying crude oil derailed near Casselton. Several explosions were reported as some cars on the mile-long train caught fire.
Bruce Crummy/AP

The National Transportation Safety Board released a series of recommendations to increase safety of transporting crude oil by rail.

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Warning that a "major loss of life" could result from an accident involving the increasing use of trains to transport large amounts of crude oil, U.S. and Canadian accident investigators urged their governments Thursday to impose new safety rules.
They also recommended stronger efforts to ensure hazardous cargo is properly classified before shipment, and greater government oversight to ensure rail carriers that transport oil are capable of responding to "worst-case discharges of the entire quantity of product carried on a train."

We'll get reaction from a group that's been pushing for improved safety measures.

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