by
Jskidmore
Apr 05, 2013
A northern Ontario spill of oil from a derailed train is 100 times larger than Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. initially reported.
The company said Wednesday that only four barrels spilled. On Thursday, it said some oil had flowed beneath the snow and gone undetected. CP now estimates 400 barrels spilled, or 63,500 litres – a slightly greater amount than the company’s spill last week in Minnesota.
My comment is that there are many more Train derailments than pipeline spills. The issue is when they happen they have to respond quicker to shut the flow off.