{"id":37174,"date":"2014-05-14T09:29:49","date_gmt":"2014-05-14T13:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/u-s-stops-monitoring-railroad-threats\/"},"modified":"2014-05-14T09:29:49","modified_gmt":"2014-05-14T13:29:49","slug":"u-s-stops-monitoring-railroad-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/u-s-stops-monitoring-railroad-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. stops monitoring railroad threats","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BOSTON \u2013\u00a0With news stories lately about train wrecks involving crude oil \u2013 the Bakken crude oil boom is fueling that \u2013 you may have wondered what steps were being taken to make sure those cars stay on the track, especially in densely populated urban areas such as Providence or Boston.<\/p>\n<p>I did too, and began digging into it. Quite by accident I discovered some truly bad news,\u00a0<em>not\u00a0<\/em>involving crude oil tankers, but involving so-called \u201ctoxic inhalant hazard\u201d cars, which, as it turn out, are far more dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>Read the complete story at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/opinion\/commentary\/20140514-james-p.-repass-sr.-u.s.-stops-monitoring-railroad-threats.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Providence Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BOSTON \u2013\u00a0With news stories lately about train wrecks involving crude oil \u2013 the Bakken crude oil boom is fueling that \u2013 you may have wondered what steps were being taken to make sure those cars stay on the track, especially in densely populated urban areas such as Providence or Boston. 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