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To: Land Shark who wrote (137817)	3/9/2014 10:10:55 PM
From: f-layer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 233880

Ya, I know. My concern lies in pipelines constructed by companies with dubious track records, across sensitive terrain, destined for the West Coast of BC. The increased tanker traffic, by itself, poses too many risks to a habitat that would never recover from the inevitable disaster.

To: Land Shark who wrote (137817)	3/9/2014 11:23:29 PM
From: E. Charters	Respond to of 233880

Why don't they just have "plastic" tanks with rubber bladders (self sealing), like on airplanes. Carbon fiber can be built stronger than steel. You can shoot at those all day and they won't catch fire. The train in Megantic hit a bunch of propane cylinders which is why it caught fire. The worst that can happen is you get a leak. Also the length of trains carrying fuels should be limited. Bottom line is they should have electrics on hand brakes so they can be applied easily. This avoids the type of accident in the first place. No properly applied brakes is a common runaway/accident cause. And two brakemen and an engineer on all trains. Plus a caboose. The electrics have to be carefully built with GFI grounding to avoid sparking in event of accident.