If this is legitimate, I hate it

[elkduds]

Source is the always questionable Center for Biologic Diversity, but still. . .

New oil trains could soon send millions of barrels of climate-destroying oil from Utah's Uinta Basin through Colorado.

Tell Sens. Bennet and Hickenlooper and your representative to stop this dangerous plan in its tracks.

Oil trains over a mile and a half long would be routed through Colorado, creating new wildfire hazards. Tennessee Pass could be reopened, threatening Browns Canyon National Monument and the Arkansas River.

The U.S. Forest Service can stop this misguided plan by denying a right-of-way through the Ashley National Forest. And it must. Colorado can't afford either the local dangers of oil trains or the global climate damage.

Tell Sens. Bennet and Hickenlooper and your representative to demand that the Forest Service deny the right-of-way permit.

 

[belshawelk]

Why is it bad. Need oil. Spills from trains are very rare. Sounds like an global warming alarmist wrote it.

 

[LuketheDog]

Bennett and Hickenlooper, now there's a couple guys who get things done...

 

[elkduds]

Why is it bad. Need oil. Spills from trains are very rare. Sounds like an global warming alarmist wrote it.

Because I don't want a mile and a half of trains hauling oil or anything else through Canon City or Florence where I live. The tracks go right through town.

 

[BRI]

I've always felt CBD exaggerated worst case scenario and I support most things they oppose

 

[Carnage2011]

Because I don't want a mile and a half of trains hauling oil or anything else through Canon City or Florence where I live. The tracks go right through town.

Who was there first, you or the train tracks?

 

[elkduds]

Me, I predate mechanized travel. That train route has been barely used for the last 30 years, except for the tourist train through Royal Gorge.

 

[220yotekiller]

Because I don't want a mile and a half of trains hauling oil or anything else through Canon City or Florence where I live. The tracks go right through town.

So it's ok for the trains to go through someone else's town but not yours? I live across the train tracks from my work, occasionally you get hung up, it's not a big deal.

 

[Sam Colt]

Those trains will likely move pretty slowly through the curves and will give dozens of escaped convicts a convenient way out of that dustbowl. ;-)

 

[Gellar]

I think there are 8 northbound and 8 southbound trains through our town everyday. They haul a variety of things but mostly frac sand and ethanol north and crude oil and grain south. They go slow on the track, maybe 35 mph. The train tracks block in town on one side and Mississippi River on the other. the biggest problem is when a north train has to wait for a south train or vice versa. They may block a crossing for several hours. There are a few details in the area each year. The railroad is usually quick on the ball to fix shit. A flood took out a train bridge 6 or 7 years ago and the railroad had a complete bridge built in 2 weeks working 24/7

 

[Deleted member 28227]

SUE LAWYER SUE!

lol

no

 

[Straight Arrow]

Why is it bad. Need oil. Spills from trains are very rare. Sounds like an global warming alarmist wrote it.

Trains derail and crash in Montana every year.

 

[duckhunt]

Is this thread real?

 

[Buffs35]

Because I don't want a mile and a half of trains hauling oil or anything else through Canon City or Florence where I live. The tracks go right through town.

Sounds like you should have supported a pipeline...

 

[duckhunt]

Source is the always questionable Center for Biologic Diversity, but still. . .

New oil trains could soon send millions of barrels of climate-destroying oil from Utah's Uinta Basin through Colorado.

Tell Sens. Bennet and Hickenlooper and your representative to stop this dangerous plan in its tracks.

Oil trains over a mile and a half long would be routed through Colorado, creating new wildfire hazards. Tennessee Pass could be reopened, threatening Browns Canyon National Monument and the Arkansas River.

The U.S. Forest Service can stop this misguided plan by denying a right-of-way through the Ashley National Forest. And it must. Colorado can't afford either the local dangers of oil trains or the global climate damage.

Tell Sens. Bennet and Hickenlooper and your representative to demand that the Forest Service deny the right-of-way permit.

Climate destroying oil? Do some research before you speak.

 

[Buffs35]

Trains derail and crash in Montana every year.

Montana also begs residents to shoot pregnant cows, so ...

 

[duckhunt]

Sounds like you should have supported a pipeline...

OMG that's awsome .

 

[elkduds]

Yes

SUE LAWYER SUE!

lol

no

Climate destroying oil? Do some research before you speak.

Sounds like you should have supported a pipeline...

Living near active train tracks sucks. It was progress when trains quit running through Canon City 20 years ago. Hate to see them come back, especially trains full of toxic coal or oil. If they carried organic, natural products like hemp/cannabis, livestock and manure, or tourists from blue states. I might like trains better.

Nope, I'd still hate trains as much as I despise people who are in love w their own opinions and are blind to sarcasm.

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

Think of all the pennies you can smash now

 

[duckhunt]

Yes




Living near active train tracks sucks. It was progress when trains quit running through Canon City 20 years ago. Hate to see them come back, especially trains full of toxic coal or oil. If they carried organic, natural products like hemp/cannabis, livestock and manure, or tourists from blue states. I might like trains better.

Nope, I'd still hate trains as much as I despise people who are in love w their own opinions and are blind to sarcasm.

Honestly did you really say if they haul something from blue states? You do realize that Trains run on diesel that is made from oil products? I bet you put gas in your car that comes from oil. I bet you changed your oil with oil in your car. Ok let's talk about the tires on your car YEAH OIL. OK Highways and county blacktop. Yeah oil or should I say petroleum products.