The Long Chain of Responsibility Behind an Oily and Deadly Train Wreck

By ANDREW C. REVKIN

New York Times July 8, 2013

Around the smoldering, oil-soaked crater in the heart of Lac-Mégantic, a small Quebec town where an unmanned train with 72 tank cars carrying crude oil derailed and exploded early on Saturday, killing at least 13 people*, thesearch for victims and causes is still on.
Attention will soon focus on some misstep by a train crewman or maintenance worker or the like. But the chain of responsibility goes much further. While investigations proceed, here’s some context to mull.
More here: http://nyti.ms/12Sl5tT