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SECURITY - USA - Hazardous cargo raises safety concerns
Fort Worth,Tex,USA - Kanssas City Star,by JEFF CLAASSEN - Feb. 07, 2005: ... Almost half the people in Tarrant County live close enough to railroad tracks to be at risk if a derailment spilled hazardous cargo,... hasn't had a fatal derailment in at least 30 years ... But activists and officials worried about cargo trains say that one rail car can carry as much hazardous material as three or four trucks... point to the advantage of using trains: Trucks are more expensive for hauling cargo long distances and are 16 times more likely to have an accident that spills chemicals or other hazardous cargo...
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/10839108.htm?1c
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