A Runaway Train Explosion Killed 47, but Deadly Cargo Still Rides the Rails

[Mainecat]

WLac-Mégantic, QC, Canada is just over an hour from where we ride in Maine. The town was virtually disintegrated from the train accident 6 years ago. We visited this area many times in the summer as it was a beautiful town. Today a few buildings have been replaced but it’s mostly just a flat spot.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/world/canada/lac-megantic-quebec-train-explosion.html

 

[Anler]

Wheres Keanu Reeves when you need him? 

[AKIQPilot]

2 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

WLac-Mégantic, QC, Canada is just over an hour from where we ride in Maine. The town was virtually disintegrated from the train accident 6 years ago. We visited this area many times in the summer as it was a beautiful town. Today a few buildings have been replaced but it’s mostly just a flat spot.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/world/canada/lac-megantic-quebec-train-explosion.html

 

But it's idiots like you that don't want more pipelines built and would rather move hydrocarbons by rail.  Kill yourself you moron.  

[Mainecat]

6 minutes ago, AKIQPilot said:

But it's idiots like you that don't want more pipelines built and would rather move hydrocarbons by rail.  Kill yourself you moron.  

Your what’s wrong with this website these days. 

 

[AKIQPilot]

5 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

Your what’s wrong with this website these days. 

 

Why do you hate pipelines given the fact that a train loaded with hydrocarbons destroyed a town you used to ride near?

[Highmark]

Trump's fault.  

[AKIQPilot]

1 minute ago, Highmark said:

Trump's fault.  

MC forgot to mention that little nugget.  

[Edmo]

9 minutes ago, AKIQPilot said:

Why do you hate pipelines given the fact that a train loaded with hydrocarbons destroyed a town you used to ride near?

They don’t want the train or the pipe. They want fossil fuels gone. MMGW and all that.

[Mainecat]

The story is not about pipelines. Jesus the IQ level here is fuckin zero.

[Skidooski]

 OMG

[AKIQPilot]

11 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

The story is not about pipelines. Jesus the IQ level here is fuckin zero.

No it's about a train filled with hydrocarbons that derails, kills almost 50 people, maims hundreds more and destroys a small town.  

Thanks for posting.  

[racer254]

1 hour ago, AKIQPilot said:

But it's idiots like you that don't want more pipelines built and would rather move hydrocarbons by rail.  Kill yourself you moron.  

100% FACT

[Jimmy Snacks]

MC your title implies that you are against hydrocarbons traveling via rail....what is your solution if not pipelines? 

[Kivalo]

3 hours ago, AKIQPilot said:

But it's idiots like you that don't want more pipelines built and would rather move hydrocarbons by rail.  Kill yourself you moron.  

A follower like you just doesn't get it! Trump's an asshole for this!

[Momorider]

FAKENEWSMAINECUNT is so fucking dumb  what a fucking moron 

[Mainecat]

2 hours ago, Jimmy Snacks said:

MC your title implies that you are against hydrocarbons traveling via rail....what is your solution if not pipelines? 

The article states better safety measures. One guy on a freight train is not safe.

[Seatofmypants]

18 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

The article states better safety measures. One guy on a freight train is not safe.

FTR there was no one aboard this train.

 

Runaway....after a fire.  Lots of blame to pass around here.

[JEFF]

Maybe ban black assault trains?

[mtnloverxtreme2]

happened years ago and i use this as an example on why we need pipelines. the amount of oil that travels by rail would make your head swim. and dont forget almost all rail lines run through little towns, cities and here is a nugget for you, next to rivers. (path of least resistance for the rail builders)

[Mainecat]

3 hours ago, Jimmy Snacks said:

MC your title implies that you are against hydrocarbons traveling via rail....what is your solution if not pipelines? 

Safer rules for trains that carry flammable cargo. Eliminating safety regs were the cause of this.

In 2016, the government ordered all railways to start examining the routes they were using to ship dangerous cargos. They were told to see if they could identify alternative runs using remote rail lines instead of ones threading through urban areas.

In theory, this regulation could help reduce the chances of a deadly accident in a populated area. In practice, however, little has changed on the ground — or, more accurately, in the centers of Canada’s most populous cities.

Locomotives pulling tanker cars heavy with oil, propane and noxious chemicals continue to be a common sight in the hearts of several major Canadian cities. Look up at any time in downtown Winnipeg, and you’re likely to see tanker cars passing by on the city’s busy elevated tracks.

Transport Canada, the department responsible for making and enforcing rail regulations, said the railways did not give it reports on how many dangerous-goods trains, if any, they’ve moved away from cities following their obligatory safety reviews.

Canadian Pacific and Canadian National, the two major railways that haul the overwhelming majority of Canada’s rail traffic, referred questions about dangerous cargo in cities to the Railway Association of Canada, their lobbying group. In an email, the association declined to provide any statistics about reroutings,citing “security purposes.”

Edited August 19, 2019 by Mainecat

[AKIQPilot]

9 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

Safer rules for trains that carry flammable cargo. Eliminating safety regs were the cause of this.

In 2016, the government ordered all railways to start examining the routes they were using to ship dangerous cargos. They were told to see if they could identify alternative runs using remote rail lines instead of ones threading through urban areas.

In theory, this regulation could help reduce the chances of a deadly accident in a populated area. In practice, however, little has changed on the ground — or, more accurately, in the centers of Canada’s most populous cities.

Locomotives pulling tanker cars heavy with oil, propane and noxious chemicals continue to be a common sight in the hearts of several major Canadian cities. Look up at any time in downtown Winnipeg, and you’re likely to see tanker cars passing by on the city’s busy elevated tracks.

Transport Canada, the department responsible for making and enforcing rail regulations, said the railways did not give it reports on how many dangerous-goods trains, if any, they’ve moved away from cities following their obligatory safety reviews.

Canadian Pacific and Canadian National, the two major railways that haul the overwhelming majority of Canada’s rail traffic, referred questions about dangerous cargo in cities to the Railway Association of Canada, their lobbying group. In an email, the association declined to provide any statistics about reroutings,citing “security purposes.”

Pipelines are multiple times safer than trains for transporting hydrocarbons.  Why are you so against moving hydrocarbons the safest way possible?  Why do you hate the environment so much?  

[snowstorm]

as i recall they stopped on a grade left it running to keep the air up and the brakes on. someone reported a fire. the fire dept came and shut the motor off.  no air to keep the brakes on it went down the hill

[AKIQPilot]

8 minutes ago, snowstorm said:

as i recall they stopped on a grade left it running to keep the air up and the brakes on. someone reported a fire. the fire dept came and shut the motor off.  no air to keep the brakes on it went down the hill

Is there any way we can blame this on Trump.  Try to think of something.  MC would be much happier if we could.  

[Roosting]

Well he had a big reply all typed up but figured fuck it..........

[Mainecat]

1 hour ago, AKIQPilot said:

Pipelines are multiple times safer than trains for transporting hydrocarbons.  Why are you so against moving hydrocarbons the safest way possible?  Why do you hate the environment so much?  

Yeah cause oil pipelines can go anywhere. What an idiot.