Progress made on safety since last year’s deadly oil train derailment in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, was satisfactory. Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Wendy Tadros said her agency was “pleased” with steps taken so far by Transport Canada to reduce the risks. “There are risks to carrying more and more oil by rail and the board’s recommendations are aimed at bringing those risks down,” she said in a statement . The Lac-Megantic disaster left more than 40 people dead. Canadian Transport Minister Lisa Raitt in January ordered rail cars designated as DOT-111, or Class-111, out of service. Those type of rail cars were involved in last year’s accident and similar incidents in the United States. Tadros said Canada is leading […]