This morning’s derailment of a CSX freight train in the Howard Street tunnel resulted in no leaks from the 13 derailed cars. But the “what-if “scenario is frightening for Baltimore communities living near the train tracks – and infuriating as well.

Last January, neighborhood associations and environmental groups concerned about the millions of gallons of crude oil passing through Baltimore every year by rail persuaded City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young to introduce a bill that would have given them some peace of mind.

The advocates went to Young and the City Council after they were unable to get a response from the Rawlings-Blake administration, according to Chesapeake Climate Action Network organizer Jon Kenney. “We asked for meetings, but they just never got back to us,” he said.

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