Spokane resolution addresses oil train safety

Published February 4, 2014 9:55pm ET



SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Concerned about safety, the City Council is demanding more studies of oil trains from the Bakken shale fields that pass through downtown Spokane.

The council unanimously passed a resolution on Monday asking state and federal officials to more closely scrutinize oil shipments through the city that sees at least one BNSF train a day with as many as 130 crude oil cars.

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