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September 17, 2014

Report: Seattle rail tunnel needs safety upgrades

By PHUONG LE
Associated Press

With increasing numbers of volatile crude oil trains moving through Seattle's “antiquated” downtown rail tunnel, city emergency planners say more must be done to lower the risk of an oil train accident and improve the city's ability to respond.

In a report to the Seattle City Council, emergency managers warned that an oil train accident resulting in fire, explosion or spill “would be a catastrophe for our community in terms of risk to life, property and environment.”


 
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