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From Carl Prine and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:The shortest distance to avoid a terrorist attack isn't a straight line. That's what an increasing number of cities are thinking: They won't be targets if they reroute dangerous gases and explosives around metropolitan areas. In 2005, a federal judge upheld Washington, D.C.'s ban on particularly deadly rail shipments on CSX tracks through the capital. While the ban is being appealed, nearly a dozen other cities and the state of California are watching to see if legislation they've drafted can become law, too. "It's only going to take one attack, just one attack and none of this will be an issue," said Fred Millar, an architect of the district's rail rerouting plan who consults for labor unions, environmental organizations and city governments. "If you want to avoid a disaster in your city, tell the railroads to reroute the chemicals around it."<a href="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_487291.html">http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_487291.html</a>Dave
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