Rail Boom.

RAILROAD accidents; PETROLEUM transportation; FOXX, Anthony, 1971-; LIQUID fertilizers; EXPLOSIONS; METHANOL; GOVERNMENT ownership of railroads; UNITED States. Dept. of Transportation; GOVERNMENT policy; TRANSPORTATION; EMPLOYEES

The article discusses U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and various changes which will reportedly be implemented in the U.S. railroad industry in regards to the transportation of flammable cargo items such as crude oil, liquid fertilizer, and methanol as of February 2014. According to the article, 21 train cars slid off the tracks in New Augusta, Mississippi on January 31, 2014. Derailment-related explosions in Alabama and North Dakota are mentioned, along with fines.