Comment EI-22064
Received or sent (printed as 4/15/2016)
[Lowell] The volume of flammable liquids transported by rail has risen dramatically over the last decade. This year, rails are expected to move nearly 900,000 carloads of oil and ethanol in tankers. Each can hold 30,000 gallons of fuel. Based on past accident trends, anticipated shipping volumes and known ethanol and crude rail routes, the analysis predicted about 15 derailments in 2015. The 207 total derailments over the two-decade period would cause $4.5 billion in damage, according to the analysis, which predicts 10 “higher consequence events” causing more extensive damage and potential fatalities. With the proposed new rail line cutting close to schools, and bisecting an important watershed (Kankakee River Basin) we are rolling the dice on our children's safety, the future of their water supply, and farm land.
Submitted by: Randal Klackle · Lowell, Indiana
The Board publishes this comment in its environmental-comment table for this proceeding. It is quoted here as printed; nothing is inferred from it, and it states the commenter's own position in their own words, not this record's.
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