Ohio catastrophe is ‘wake-up call’ to dangers of deadly #train #derailments

The next #train_derailment ‘could be cataclysmic’ if action isn’t taken after incident near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, says expert.

#Trident #NuclearWarheads #NuclearWaste are transported by #rail between Scotland & England
Get #WMD out of Scotland #YouYesYet ?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/11/ohio-train-derailment-wake-up-call?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

The reports detail hundreds of problems found by inspectors: 131 "non-compliances" and 215 "concerns," including missing or defective railway ties (the wooden planks anchoring the track) and broken joint bars (which connect two long pieces of rail).— https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/lac-megantic-crude-oil-train-canada-guernsey-saskatchewan-rail-1.5608769?cmp=rss #train_derailment #poor_maintenance #cdnpoli #politics