One other thing about the train derailments.
The owners of the commodities being transported will be provided with compensation for those lost commodities.
UNLESS.
There was criminal causes, especially of any of the criminality can be tied to the owners of the commodities. Insurers are kinda funny about that.
There is also this:
The DOT-111 cars are inadequate in transporting liquids, especially hazardous liquids. A new design that is stated to be safer with thicker hulls began production in 2011. The old DOT-111s that run across the USA and Canada should be removed from service. The new rail cars should be instituted as the only ones to carry hazardous liquids.
By: Wendy Gillis News reporter
Published on Mon Oct 14 2013
...Ash points out that the North American tank car committee, which sets industry standards, recently created self-imposed rules requiring DOT-111 tank cars ordered after October, 2011 to be produced to a higher safety expectations. That includes thicker shells and protective shields on the ends of tanks....
...Improvements to the car have been made. (click here) Since the Cherry Valley accident, the Association of American Railroads North American Tank Car Committee — a body that sets industry standards — opted to improve the crashworthiness of the newly built DOT-111 cars. Enhancements, including thickening tank shells and putting shields on the ends of tanks, have been made on DOT-111 cars ordered for crude oil and ethanol transport after October 2011.
But, the frequency over the past six months is highly suspicious. If all of them occurred in a deep freeze I would suggest looking at track lengths and possible gaps in rails due to metal contraction. But, that isn't the case. The other derailments didn't even occur in intense environmental heat.
There has been serious discussion about these particular cars and rail here:
There is also this:
The DOT-111 cars are inadequate in transporting liquids, especially hazardous liquids. A new design that is stated to be safer with thicker hulls began production in 2011. The old DOT-111s that run across the USA and Canada should be removed from service. The new rail cars should be instituted as the only ones to carry hazardous liquids.
Published on Mon Oct 14 2013
...Ash points out that the North American tank car committee, which sets industry standards, recently created self-imposed rules requiring DOT-111 tank cars ordered after October, 2011 to be produced to a higher safety expectations. That includes thicker shells and protective shields on the ends of tanks....
...Improvements to the car have been made. (click here) Since the Cherry Valley accident, the Association of American Railroads North American Tank Car Committee — a body that sets industry standards — opted to improve the crashworthiness of the newly built DOT-111 cars. Enhancements, including thickening tank shells and putting shields on the ends of tanks, have been made on DOT-111 cars ordered for crude oil and ethanol transport after October 2011.
But, the frequency over the past six months is highly suspicious. If all of them occurred in a deep freeze I would suggest looking at track lengths and possible gaps in rails due to metal contraction. But, that isn't the case. The other derailments didn't even occur in intense environmental heat.
There has been serious discussion about these particular cars and rail here:
Model Railroading > Prototype photos of CP rail - Bakken oil train (click here)
Date: 06/15/13 19:23
Prototype photos of CP rail - Bakken oil train
Author: dcmkris
Prototype photos of CP rail - Bakken oil train
Author: dcmkris
So I want to eventually model a Bakken oil train on my modern day Milwaukee Road, which would have a terminal at New England, ND.
New England, ND just happens to be at the end of a former Milwaukee Road line about 24 miles away from the real Bakken Oil Express facility on the BNSF that loads several trains a day....
New England, ND just happens to be at the end of a former Milwaukee Road line about 24 miles away from the real Bakken Oil Express facility on the BNSF that loads several trains a day....
I am just sayin'. More than passing interest. Not so strange, there are many people fascinated with trains and seek information and understanding, but, this is about oil tankers on this particular rail line. The author sincerely covets this these trains. I think it is out of the usual enthusiast.
