Two cars of an oil train carrying Bakken crude from North Dakota caught fire after a derailment in near Galena, Ill., Thursday, with an evacuation of homes within a one-mile radius. The train derailed near the confluence of the Galena and Mississippi Rivers, near Illinois’ border with Wisconsin and Iowa. There were no reported injuries. BNSF Railway in a statement said the tank cars involved were the “CPC-1232 model that were unjacketed with half-height head shields.” The newer 1232 model was designed four years ago as part of voluntary safety upgrades adopted by the industry. Sixteen of the 105 cars of the train, all but two carrying crude oil, left the tracks, and two ignited, Galena City Administrator Mark Moran said. The derailment is the third in three weeks. In February, trains carrying crude oil […]