A study presented to the Land Use, Transportation & Infrastructure committee says Denver saw more than 100,000 hazmat rail shipments in 2021.
” finding that although official data wasn’t accessible, residents in North Denver reported seeing open coal cars passing through the community.
At the committee meeting, Ortega asked what level of data will be available to the public in the final report, and was told that the broad information about the amount of cars carrying hazardous materials presented to city council represented the data that will be in the final report. At the meeting, Ortega noted that the study will help Denver be able to access federal dollars to help with railway safety costs. Mueller suggested further study of the costs versus benefits of the study’s recommendations.
Krutsinger indicated that Union Pacific and BSNF, the two main freight companies with tracks through Denver, are willing to collaborate on some of the solutions identified in the report regarding improving high-risk locations. The report identified a total of twelve to fifteen locations that could benefit from upgraded signs, signals or barriers to increase safety.
“Freight rail risk is a part of larger Vision Zero goals,” Gaspers said. “We're trying to reduce these deaths to zero, and a part of it is freight railroad risk.” Three or four deaths from rail incidents happen in Denver each year, according to the presentation.
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