Four members of Oregon’s Congressional Delegation introduced legislation to create a new trust fund to help communities prepare for accidents involving rail cars transporting flammable liquids, including crude oil and ethanol.  Democrat Peter DeFazio is sponsoring the Community Protection and Preparedness Act, which is being co-sponsored by Republican Greg Walden and Democrats Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici.  The fund would be used for emergency response and clean up after rail accidents involving flammable liquids, and to issue grants to help prepare and protect communities along rail lines.  The legislation would also require the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to issue a final rule on oil spill response plans and information sharing for high-hazard flammable trains.  It also authorizes funding for the Federal Railroad Administration to hire additional track safety specialists and instructs the Transportation Secretary to study the effectiveness of track inspections.