A vast amount of oil trains parked in Holidaysburg, PA, across populated urban areas are a huge risk for the residents. It's estimated that 9 million barrels of crude oil are moving over the rail lines of North America at any given moment. Oil trains charging through the US have derailed and exploded, resulting in severe environmental damage and, in the case of Oregon, forced the evacuation of a small town and spilling oil into the Columbia River. A continental oil boom and lack of pipeline infrastructure have forced unprecedented amounts of oil onto US railroads. With 43 times more oil being
A vast amount of oil trains parked in Holidaysburg, PA, across populated urban areas are a huge risk for the residents. It's estimated that 9 million barrels of crude oil are moving over the rail lines of North America at any given moment. Oil trains charging through the US have derailed and exploded, resulting in severe environmental damage and, in the case of Oregon, forced the evacuation of a small town and spilling oil into the Columbia River. A continental oil boom and lack of pipeline infrastructure have forced unprecedented amounts of oil onto US railroads. With 43 times more oil being hauled along US rail lines in 2013 than in 2005, communities across North America are bracing for another catastrophe. (Photo by Erik McGregor/Pacific Press)
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