THE LATEST HAZARDOUS MATERIAL REPORT FROM THE ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION FOUND MINIMAL VIOLATIONS ON STATE RAILWAYS.
OF THE MORE THAN 85-HUNDRED RAIL CARS INSPECTED BY THE I-C-C LAST YEAR, JUST ONE POINT THREE PERCENT WERE CITED FOR VIOLATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE COMMISSION'S RAIL SAFETY EXPERT BRIAN VERCRUYSEE (vera-cruise) SAYS THERE WERE 83 RAIL INCIDENTS IN 2022, MOST INVOLVING DIESEL.
HE SAYS THE INCIDENT HAS THE I-C-C REVIEWING ITS OWN PROTOCOLS.
VERCRUYSSE SAYS THERE WERE 83 RAILWAY INCIDENTS INCLUDING FIVE DERAILMENTS WHERE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SPILLED LAST YEAR IN ILLINOIS.
