Remove unsafe tanker cars, such as DOT-111s, from service immediately. These cars are being used illegally to transport hazardous materials, flammable liquids such as Bakken shale crude, and ethanol and several types of poisonous substances.
Why is this important?
There has been a huge increase in the use of rail shipment of hazmat materials along with several catastrophic derailments resulting in fire, explosions and spills. Our region along the Mississippi River is a environmentally sensitive area and any accident would be destructive to our region and states downstream and jeopardize the safety of inhabitants near any accident.
