Barrington Village President Karen Darch testified before the Chicago City Council Finance Committee Jan. 13 to push for regulations on tank cars in light of a deadly explosion in Quebec last summer and two subsequent explosions that have since occurred in New Brunswick, Canada and Casselton, N.D.
Darch said safety procedures for rail cars carrying hazardous materials like crude oil and ethanol have caught her attention in part because Barrington is traversed by two major rail lines.
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