I know crude oil has been shipped for years over the mountains

by the SP to California..the so called "oil-cans" with a pretty

good record I think. I mean the railroads dont have a

speed restriction on a car of butane or LPG or propane

as they could blow-up a whole city but very few over

the last 30-40 years. Whisking right along hazmat or very explosive

cargo has been going on since my time with no notice or

complaint by the public. Its been a "what you dont know

wont hurt you" and you never know different until a derailment

happens in your dinky town or bigger than a dinky town.

The media is locked in now on any oil train mishap.

I mentioned in the BNSF Galena derailment recently that

they need to do some "pre-refining" and reduce the volitile

nature before loading into a railroad tankcar. Well it seems

I wasnt the only one to have that thought. Think this will

be a big help. I mean you are called out for a "loaded oil" for

2300hrs tonight..its the currently very volite Bakken Crude

train and you look up and see a full moon. I was hoping to read

a newstory like this one.