Press Herald | Oil car fires bring safety upgrades into question Press Herald GALENA, Ill. — The rail cars that split open and burst into flames during an oil train derailment this week in western Illinois had been retrofitted with protective shields to meet a higher safety standard than federal law requires, according to ... Will lax oil train safety inflict a disaster on Pennsylvania? Editorial "Oil Train That Caught Fire In Illinois Was Using Supposedly Safer Cars" Crude Oil Train Derails and Catches Fire in Illinois |