PAGE 34, WHITBY FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MAY 6. 1987 Study on transport of dangero us commodities An information drop-in centre in Whitby last week was the first held by consultants' for a task force studying the rail transportation of dangerous goods through the Toronto area network. About 30 rail cars a day now go through.Durham Region,, including Whitby, carrying chemnicals that are considered - especially dangerous - commodities such as propane, chiorine, sulphuric acid and ammonia., That estirnate was given by Lee Sims, director of IBI Group, one of seven consulting firms working together on a report to be made to the task force in September, 1987. The task force will make public all findings in September of Oc- tober and make a final recommen- dation in 1988. The task force has been com- missioned to look at the feasibîlity of rerouting or relocating the rail flow of dangerous commodities from densely populated areas in the Toronto area as well as to look at ways to improve safety on existing lines. Some of the consulting groups, including IBI, are trying to find where there, exist alternative routes. Also to be considered is joint use of *tracks (CPR and CNR) and train scheduling. How.ever, no specific route willbe recommended by the task fo rce. Two rail corridors go through Whitby, one 'of them through the soutth end and one through the nor- th, at Myrtie. The information centre in Whitby Iast week was for Durham Region as a whole and was the first of five to be held in Toronto and area' regions. 'YOUR AD ORDER ces 1