Ten years after a runaway train derailed and killed 47 people in Lac-Mégantic, Que., residents are still waiting for a promised railway bypass, and they fear the increasing number of railcars carrying hazardous materials through their town will lead to another disaster. Mayor Julie Morin says the trains transporting such things as propane, diesel and…
Lac-Mégantic Mayor, Residents Fear ‘Monster Trains’ Will Bring Another Rail Disaster
Ten Years After Mégantic, Experts Say Stricter Rules, Tougher Enforcement Needed
Kathy Fox still remembers the looks on the faces of the grieving family members on the morning in August 2014, as she tried to explain how the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster had happened. “You can imagine the grief, the shock, the anger, all the emotions,” Fox recalled. “It was a hard day.” The Transportation Safety Board…
‘Doing Everything in Our Power to Improve Rail Safety’: Buttigieg Calls on Congress to Boost Safety Measures
February 21, 2023
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called on the rail industry and Congress to boost safety in the sector as the department proposed new regulations following the aftermath of the disastrous train derailment in Ohio earlier this month. “Profit and expediency must never outweigh the safety of the American people,” Buttigieg said, according to a Feb. 21st press…
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