Support state bill 5087 regarding trains

The train derailment in Cheney just weeks ago is an alarming realization that train derailments do happen — whether minor like this one or catastrophic like the one in Lac Magnetic, Quebec that killed 47 people.

With an average of 52 Burlington Northern Santa Fe and 12 Union Pacific trains per day running through Cheney, it is a matter of time before the big one hits.

Now there is concern about the possibility of other ports on the coast opening to accommodate more oil shipments.

Between the two opposing oil transportation safety bills recently introduced to the state legislature, one is defic...