Canada rail accident could shake up US policy

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Washington-The derailment of a train carrying crude oil in Quebec over the weekend will almost certainly increase scrutiny over the safety of crude by rail in the US and will color the debate over the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, analysts said Monday. "I do think there will be more scrutiny on the regulation of rail," Frank Verrastro, senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies said. "Lots of people are unaware of just how much crude is being transported by rail."