U.S. to Deliver New Rail Car Standards

By Chris Riback

Posted June 25, 2014 at 9:22am

Reuters reports that “Regulators this autumn may impose new standards for rail tank cars that carry crude oil that are tougher than the latest design adopted by railroads in 2011, a top industry safety executive said on Tuesday. “

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