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Tiny North Dakota town of Enderlin pitted against Canadian Pacific Railway
(Source: Forum News Service, October 16, 2014) ENDERLIN, N.D. — This city of 886 in southeast North Dakota people picked a fight with a multibillion-dollar railroad company when it passed an ordinance this month banning trains from blocking roadways and sidewalks for...
CP Rail launches investigation into two runaway cars in Edmonton
(Source: CBC News, October 15, 2015) EDMONTON, Alberta — CP Rail says two of its train cars rolled for nearly 13 kilometres through the city last month, which the company says may have happened after someone tampered with the brakes. Full story: CBC News
Report on California oil refinery project available for public review
(Source: Contra Costa Times, October 15, 2014) BERKELEY, Calif. — A revised environmental report for a rail expansion project at a petroleum refinery on the Central California coast that could bring crude oil by trains through densely populated East Bay cities has...
Oil by rail fuels record U.S. imports of Canadian oil
(Source: DeSmog Blog, October 16, 2014) SEATTLE, Wash. — While the majority of the oil moving by rail has been fracked light sweet crudes from places like the Bakken and Eagle Ford shale basins, the railroads are telling investors that to keep increasing profits they...
Minnesota’s govenor, 2 Senators urge STB to fix railroad system woes
(Source: MPR News, October 14, 2014) ST. PAUL, Minn. — The railroad system is doing a poor job of serving industry in Minnesota, according to a letter sent by three top state politicians Monday. Gov. Mark Dayton along with U.S. Sens. Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar sent...
State Supreme Court ruling gives California high-speed rail project a major boost
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, October 15, 2014) SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Jerry Brown’s high-speed rail project took a step forward Wednesday when the state Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal by opponents of the first-stage funding for the proposed San...
Even as derailments decline, pressure on railroad industry rises
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, October 16, 2014) OMAHA, Neb. — With the nation’s trains hauling more and more combustible crude oil, along with longstanding other hazardous cargoes, each derailment faces almost immediate national scrutiny. What gets hidden, however, is...
CSX takeover would be great for CP Rail, but a ‘step back’ for shippers
(Source: Globe and Mail, October 15, 2014) TORONTO — A move by Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. to acquire U.S. rail company CSX Corp. would bring untold benefits to CP, including completing its rail network to East Coast refineries and ports. Full story: Globe and...
CSX CEO warns about railroad mergers
(Source: Bloomberg News, October 15, 2014) NEW YORK — CSX Corp. Chief Executive Officer Michael Ward said Wednesday that rail consolidation could create disruptions in freight traffic, after the U.S. carrier last week was said to rebuff merger talks with Canadian...
Hoffa: Mexican cross-border trucking program has failed
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, October 14, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After spending tens of millions of dollars over the past three years to monitor and inspect trucks domiciled in Mexico, the Mexican Cross-Border Trucking Program ends...
