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Hazmat trains travel across the country since railroads exist…what are the risks

In follow-up of this post. Hazmat trains travel across the country since railroads exist…what are the risks? Accident b1) Each year various accidents occur, limited casualties occur, they are reported in local to national media, as “minor” accidents. For example CN train hauling dangerous goods derails near Clair, Saskatchewan or the two Union Pacific locomotives hitting head on, in Hoxie, Arkansas. Accident b2) One major, catastrophic accident occurs, a vivid one with “unthinkable” consequences (Lac Megantic, for example) Hazmat trains travel across…