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Train traffic resumes through Galena-area derailment site
(Source: Quad-City Times, March 10, 2015) GALENA, Ill. — Trains began running again Monday on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe line near Galena after work crews cleared enough space from last week's derailment. Full story: Quad-City Times
Gogama oil train derailments raise questions about CN operations
(Source: CBC News, March 9, 2015) OTTAWA — Transport Minister Lisa Raitt says she's made her concerns known to CN Rail after two derailments near the community of Gogama, Ont., where crews were still working Monday to put out fires and clear debris following the most...
Canadian government speeds up work to develop safer tank cars
(Source: Toronto Star, March 9, 2015) TORONTO — The federal government is working in an “expedited manner” with U.S. counterparts to develop a new standard of tank car to carry flammable liquids, the federal transport minister’s office said Monday. Full story: Toronto...
Editorial: Federal U.S. oil train rules are inadequate
(Source: The Olympian editorial, March 10, 2015) OLYMPIA, Wash. — Tougher federal rules for hauling crude oil by rail are moving slowly toward adoption in Washington, D.C. It’s becoming clearer that the government isn’t moving quickly enough or with tough enough...
Canada under pressure after oil train derailments
(Source: UPI, March 9, 2015) GOGAMA, Ontario — The Canadian government faces similar pressure as its U.S. counterparts to do more to ensure oil is carried on railways safely, a lawmaker said. Full story: UPI
Spate of four oil train derailments raises safety concerns
(Source: Associated Press, March 10, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Four trains hauling crude oil have derailed in the U.S. and Canada since mid-February, rupturing tank cars, spilling their contents, polluting waterways and igniting spectacular fires that burned for days....
Fiery rail accidents put safety focus on cutting oil’s volatility
(Source: Bloomberg, March 10, 2015) NEW YORK — A series of rail accidents involving oil tank cars that exceed federal safety standards yet still burst into flames after derailing is shifting the focus from the container to the crude -- and whether it’s too explosive...
Supreme Court says Amtrak is like a government agency in helping set rules
(Source: New York Times, March 9, 2015) NEW YORK — The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously handed Amtrak an interim victory in a lawsuit challenging the power it wields over competitors. The ruling was a setback for a trade group that had challenged a 2008 federal law...
More than 60 injured, including Amtrak engineer, when truck blocks crossing in N.C.
(Source: News & Observer, March 9, 2015) RALEIGH, N.C. — Sixty-two people, including the train’s engineer, were taken to Halifax Regional Medical Center for treatment of injuries not considered life-threatening, said Lt. Jeff Gordon, a Highway Patrol spokesman. The...
Paulsboro span opens to train traffic after 2012 derailment
(Source: Courier-Post, March 8, 2015) PAULSBORO, N.J. — Freight trains have begun crossing a new Conrail bridge near the scene of a November 2012 derailment in Paulsboro. Full story: Courier-Post
