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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada on Thursday welcomed proposed U.S. regulations for oil-by-rail tankers, but cautioned of the persistent danger until tank cars built before 2011 stop carrying oil and other flammable liquids. The independent federal agency, which investigates …

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 …