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Train Derailments Jump 105 Percent Over Seven Years
An Associated Press study links derailments and hazardous material spills to defects and maintenance failures. From 1961 to 1968 derailments rose 105 percent while hazardous loads neared 10 percent of freight. Authorities cite lax federal oversight and rising train speeds as factors, with evacuations reaching 53 towns since 1964 and 12 deaths.
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John H. Reed
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Association of American Railroads
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American Railway Engineering Association
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