Albany – Only a few years ago, rail tankers like those now parked idle in the Adirondacks were hauling crude oil across the nation by the thousands. Now, with those tanker models falling short of new federal safety standards, owners are running out of places to put them.
This fall’s sudden appearance of old, graffiti-scarred DOT-111 tanker cars parked for long-term storage on a remote Adirondack section of the Saratoga and North Creek rail line has drawn criticism from Gov. Andrew Cuomo, local officials and environmental groups.
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