MONTREAL – The head of Canada’s largest railway says crude oil tankers must be redesigned to avoid another tragedy like last summer’s deadly explosion in Lac-Megantic.
Canadian National Railway (TSX:CNR) CEO Claude Mongeau told a business group Tuesday that tank car design was one of “the most important systematic issues” arising from the accident.
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Railway industry associations in Canada and the United States have recently recommended the gradual replacement of old cars with new, reinforced tankers.
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