Reuters highlights Transportation Department plan to reinforce crude oil trains promoted by Global Energy Center Distinguished Senior Fellow Cynthia Quarterman:
The plan conceived by the Transportation Department would largely satisfy Canadian safety demands and fulfill the goals of two former DOT officials who shepherded the proposal for much of last year: former Federal Railroad Administration chief Joe Szabo, who left last month, and Cynthia Quarterman, who stepped down as the head of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration last year.