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The article focuses on the increased number of oil trains bringing Dakota crude into Philadelphia. While these shipments seem to hold the key to the city's economic future, the article points out that they are also raising safety concerns. The author interviews several experts, and draws attention to the train derailment that occured in Quebec in 2013, killing 47 people. This train carried the same Dakota crude oil that trains to Philadelphia are now carrying. The experts interviewed argue that learning from this disaster can help the city develop emergency response guidelines.

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