Reaction to NTSB crude oil rail transport recommendations
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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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