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Canada, U.S. Safety Agencies Urge Fast Action on Oil-by-Rail Cars

North American regulators should phase out the type of rail car involved in last July’s deadly Lac-Megantic crash “sooner rather than later,” Canadian investigators said on Thursday, urging the United States and Canada to impose tougher standards swiftly. Canada’s Transportation …

Pressure Mounts to Improve Oil-Rail Safety; Older Tank Cars in Canada Crash

Political pressure to quickly improve the safety of crude oil rail shipments intensified in Washington on Thursday, while Canadian officials said two of the cars involved in the latest fiery derailment were of an older variety long faulted by regulators. …