Railroads: Up to 44 oil trains cross NY weekly

[hrmjustin]

By Mary Esch Associated Press

ALBANY — As many as 44 trains a week, each loaded with at least a million gallons of volatile crude oil from North Dakota's Bakken region, move through upstate New York, according to documents released Tuesday by the state.

CSX Transportation said it hauls an average of 20 to 35 trains a week across 17 upstate New York counties from the west to Albany and then south along the Hudson River. Canadian Pacific said it hauls an average of five to nine crude oil trains a week through five counties from the Canadian border to Schoharie County, according to the documents released to The Associated Press by the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services in response to a Freedom of Information Law request.

The U.S. Department of Transportation in May ordered railroads to give state officials specifics on oil train routes so emergency responders can better prepare for accidents.
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[TheCowsCameHome]

1. That's what railroads do.

Run trains.

[hrmjustin]

2. We have had several derailments lately and the train companies want to deregulate.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. You have no idea how many derailments railroads really have.

Believe me, you would be shocked.

[hrmjustin]

4. I imagine. The companies want to keep their info private from the public here in NY.

The state said no.

[hrmjustin]

5. Numbers Show Millions of Gallons of Crude Oil Passing through NYS

http://albany.twcnews.com/content/news/753545/numbers-show-millions-of-gallons-of-crude-oil-passing-through-nys/