Oil-by-Rail Transparency and Safety Issues

They're Here:  Oil Pipeline Terminal Near Bakersfield Receives First Train Shipment 
(John COX, The Bakersfield Californian; December 2, 2014)
http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/business/kern-gusher/x1952135308/Theyre-here-Oil-pipeline-terminal-southwest-of-Bakersfield-receives-first-train-shipment

Lois HENRY:  Rail Shipments of Volatile Oil Should Be Transparent 
(Lois HENRY, The Bakersfield Californian; December 2, 2014)
http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/columnists/lois-henry/x1952135303/Rail-shipments-of-volatile-oil-should-be-transparent


Documentation


U. S. Rail Transportation of Crude Oil:  Background and Issues for Congress
(FRITTELLI et al., 2014)
http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc306472/m1/1/high_res_d/R43390_2014May05.pdf

N. B.:  Pages 20 - 22 beginning with "Railroad Operations" is rather informative.


49 Code of Federal Regulations (C. F. R.) §172.820; 73 Federal Register 72182 
"Additional Planning Requirements for Transportation by Rail" (As of December 1, 2014)
http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=efae0d52292566643eeb4f747e52e2c9&node=se49.2.172_1820&rgn=div8



Research Studies


Emissions from the Production, Storage, and Transport of Crude Oil and Gasoline 
(Mark A. DE LUCHI, 2012)
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/1073161X.1993.10467222


A Study of Storage Tank Accidents (CHANG and LIN, 2006)
http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/3862917/1523127472/name/%2525EE%252580%252580StorageTank%2525EE%252580%252581FiresStudy.pdf



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