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Rail shipments of crude oil continue to increase in B.C.
(Source: Vancouver Sun, January 16, 2015) VANCOUVER, B.C. — The transport of crude oil by rail cars — a hot national issue after the Lac-Mégantic disaster — is on track to break ever-greater records in B.C. Full story: Vancouver Sun
BNSF to invest approximately $1.5 billion to expand capacity, maintain network
(Source: BNSF Railway press release, January 15, 2015) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) today announced more details about the major capital projects it plans to complete in 2015 to maintain and grow its rail network. In BNSF’s North Region, the company...
AAR: Railroads report increased weekly rail traffic for first full week of 2015
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, January 15, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported increased U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Jan. 10, 2015. Total cumulative U.S. weekly rail traffic for the...
Date for preliminary hearing for Lac-Megantic accused to be set in March
(Source: Canadian Press, January 15, 2015) LAC-MEGANTIC — Three railway employees charged in the Lac-Mégantic train disaster will be back in court in March to have a date set for a preliminary hearing. Of the three accused, only train engineer Tom Harding appeared in...
Oil by rail reality: Watch what what the industry does, not what they say
(Source: DeSmog Blog, January 15, 2015) NEW YORK — “In the past month, there have been numerous public relations efforts suggesting that much is being done to improve oil by rail safety. Unfortunately, it seems these efforts will not involve much more than press...
Opinion: High-speed rail good for the environment, good for the pocketbook
(Source: ScienceBlog.com column by Alan Kandel, January 15, 2015) On Tues. Jan. 6th on an industrial patch of downtown Fresno property before an assemblage of around 700 celebrants, a jubilant bunch, joined by a cohort of radio, television and newspaper reporters,...
Sacramento rail car builder excited at prospect of high-speed rail
(Source: Television station KXTV, January 16, 2016) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — There's more good news for one of Sacramento's few heavy industrial employers. Siemens Rail Systems has just received a $210 million extension of it's contract to build light rail cars for San...
DOT delays new rules on oil trains
(Source: Vice News, January 15, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following a series of derailments, spills, and deadly explosions, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed new regulations this summer for the shipment of certain types of crude oil over the nation's...
DOT’s proposal for new oil tank cars due in May
(Source: Reuters, January 15, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Transportation Department will offer a new design for oil trains by mid-May as officials try to make sure crude oil is moving safely on the tracks, officials said this week. The next-generation tanker...
CN reaches tentative agreement with TCRC’s Rail Traffic Controllers
(Source: CN press release, January 15, 2015) MONTREAL — CN announced today that it has negotiated a tentative labour agreement with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference-Rail Canada Traffic Controllers (TCRC-RCTC) union that represents rail traffic controllers in...
