{"id":47540,"date":"2019-08-13T11:34:38","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T15:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=47540"},"modified":"2019-08-13T11:34:38","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T15:34:38","slug":"smart-td-submits-comments-to-phmsa-regarding-rail-transportation-of-lng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/smart-td-submits-comments-to-phmsa-regarding-rail-transportation-of-lng\/","title":{"rendered":"SMART TD submits comments to PHMSA regarding rail transportation of LNG","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On August 8, SMART Transportation Division submitted comments to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) regarding the proposal of transporting liquid natural gas (LNG) by rail.<br \/>\nIn our comments, National Legislative Director John Risch recognizes the potential safety hazards associated with the transportation of LNG by rail, but also points out that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has established safety protocols and procedures to transport it safely.<br \/>\n\u201cRecognizing the safety hazards involved and the work FRA safety experts have already done on this issue, we support the transport of LNG by rail provided the conditions imposed by FRA in their November 2, 2015, letter of authority to the Alaska Railroad, and the restrictions contained in the March 3, 2016, letter to the Florida East Coast Railway are imposed,\u201d Risch wrote.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/static.smart-union.org\/worksite\/PDFs\/2019_SMART-TD_PHMSA_comments_LNG.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to read our full comments as well as the FRA letters mentioned above.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 8, SMART Transportation Division submitted comments to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) regarding the proposal of transporting liquid natural gas (LNG) by rail. 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