{"id":34533,"date":"2014-01-07T13:59:08","date_gmt":"2014-01-07T18:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/news\/schumer-seeks-to-turn-up-heat-on-railcar-safety\/"},"modified":"2014-01-07T13:59:08","modified_gmt":"2014-01-07T18:59:08","slug":"schumer-seeks-to-turn-up-heat-on-railcar-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/schumer-seeks-to-turn-up-heat-on-railcar-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer seeks to turn up heat on railcar safety","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer on Jan. 6 called for an overhaul of old rail tank cars used to carry crude oil after a spate of explosive derailments over the past year.<\/p>\n
The New York Democrat joined a growing number of politicians concerned about the safety of transporting large volumes of oil by rail across the country, calling for a phase-out or retrofit of old tankers that do not meet current safety standards and are prone to puncture.<\/p>\n