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Bay Area Residents Resist Crude-by-Rail as Accidents Rise

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The city of Pittsburg, 20 miles east of Oakland, is considering a new oil terminal that would supply crude to Bay Area refineries. It would bring in oil via ship, pipeline and railroad. But there have been a number of recent accidents around the United States involving rail shipments of crude oil -- and some locals are concerned about the safety of the project.

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