03 December 2013 North America

RETROFITTING USA TANKCARS

The DOT-111 tankcar, widely used in North America, has a tendency to split open during accidents, safety experts say. One estimate puts the cost of phasing out the DOT-111 at more than $3 billion. The Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway derailment in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, on 6 July, in which 47 peo

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