This makes me feel safe...

[Nellie Bly]

really....


tanker may have been sitting on the tracks for 9 months (http://www.wcpo.com/news/2005/local/08/29/leak.html)

[teribl sob stry]

really....


tanker may have been sitting on the tracks for 9 months (http://www.wcpo.com/news/2005/local/08/29/leak.html)

this just came on 64....i guess they're a little late.

9 months? how can there be anything left in that thing?

[purple_octopus]

I hope all you "east siders" are okay.

[jneale]

I just listened to that in the car....there is no way those things were designed for that purpose. I wonder how many others there are around the city - companies just leaving hazardous stuff in tankers vs. disposing of them correctly?

[Nellie Bly]

Precisely. Cincy doesn't have much money and is pretty poor (although really shouldn't they have chosen the West Side - not a dig, I'll probably be living there in the next 10 years) plus it's blue color and only of modest size.

Here's the thing: it's not the City's fault or the Chemical company's fault. The tanker was due to be offloaded and the chemical stored. It sat on a short-haul rail line managed by I&O. According to a news report this morning, that stretch of track was inspected within the last week and a half, the track inspector said "if it was on the track, I would've seen it and checked it out.". So, it was probably moved either with the intention of "maybe they'll not notice it's here" or "shit, we better move it and get it into town before anyone realizes it's here.". That said, there needs to be some sort of tracking system in place--supposedly there is, but I think this is a glaring example of something that's probably happening all over the country.

[markalot]

Here's the thing: it's not the City's fault or the Chemical company's fault. The tanker was due to be offloaded and the chemical stored. It sat on a short-haul rail line managed by I&O. According to a news report this morning, that stretch of track was inspected within the last week and a half, the track inspector said "if it was on the track, I would've seen it and checked it out.". So, it was probably moved either with the intention of "maybe they'll not notice it's here" or "shit, we better move it and get it into town before anyone realizes it's here.". That said, there needs to be some sort of tracking system in place--supposedly there is, but I think this is a glaring example of something that's probably happening all over the country.

There is a tracking system in place, you can see the tracking numbers on every rail car. Only I&O could move that rail car, you just don't drive an engine on someone elses tracks. I suspect that the information Luken has on the age of the car is wrong, The company that took delivery of tha car lied to I&O, or gross negligence by I&O.

I have to think it's whoever the car was intended for. I&O (owned by the huge shortline company Rail America) is not going to want to move around a dangerous car and would report anything suspicious. Accidents cost money.

Guessing here of course, but I suspect that I&O delivered the car to a customer, the customer for whatever reason let it sit around without using it and then asked I&O to pick it back up. I&O didn't check the cars condition or records of how long it had been sitting. I don't think its reasonable for a rail company to check up on every single car they move, but perhaps that's the law so I&O would bear some responsability. Anyway I believe whoever ordered delivery of the car initially is the one who is responsible for this mess.

[Nellie Bly]

Queen City Railyard (which is right there) denies ever being notified that a car was being delivered to them. So somewhere, someone seriously screwed up. Regardless of whether it's the fault of the rail company or the railyard, Westlake bears some blame here too--you'd think they'd pay attention to where the chemicals were going and if they made it to their destination. But that might be me being too hopeful.

the finger pointing continues (http://www.wcpo.com/news/2005/local/08/29/leak_late.html)