Efficient and fragile: Low prices, modern railroading and the toxic Ohio derailment
The toxic Ohio derailment is demonstrating that the drive for efficiency can be extremely dangerous.
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After Passenger Train Derailment in Philadelphia Kills At Least 7, Attention Turns to Oil-by-Rail Hazards
“I’ve never seen anything so devastating,” Philadelphia Fire Department Deputy Commissioner Jesse Wilson told NBC News yesterday.
The high cost of railroading unconventional crude
The derailment and explosion of a shale oil train in Canada highlights desperate attempts by refineries along the US/Canada East coast to offset the conventional oil peak of Atlantic basin producers who traditionally supplied them with Brent type crude.
Transportation Readings for American Conservatives – How did we get in such a Mess?
The best place to start is with the development of the railroad industry, where misguided progressivism, corruption and statist mentalities almost totally destroyed what should be considered a crown jewel of the American free enterprise system.