Infrastructure Crash Course For Rail Lines

摘要

A growing tally of oil-train derailments so far this year in the U.S. and Canada-some involving newer, supposedly safer tank cars-has called more attention to what politicians and environmental groups see as poorly maintained, aging infrastructure throughout North America's freight rail network. To address the public's concern, the American Association of Railroads says its members are spending $29 billion on infrastructure and equipment in 2015 alone.