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The shared role of oilfield safety
(Source: Bismarck Tribune, July 28, 2014) BISMARCK, N.D. — The Bakken is big business, but it's also a hazardous one. Safety measures become paramount to ensure the people who live and work in the impacted areas can do so without fear of losing land, limb or even...
Paulsboro train derailment hearing today: What else could we possibly learn?
(Source: Star-Ledger, July 29, 2014) NEWARK, N.J. — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a meeting Tuesday to determine the probable cause of the 2012 train derailment and chemical spill that resulted in hundreds of Paulsboro residents being evacuated...
NS, CSX sue Maryland to prevent disclosure of crude oil shipments
(Source: Baltimore Sun, July 28, 2014) BALTIMORE, Md. — Two major Eastern railroads have filed lawsuits against the Maryland Department of Environment to block it from disclosing their shipments of crude oil through the state, according to court records. Norfolk...
New York to push Congress on response to oil train fires
(Source: McClatchy News Service, July 28, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — New York state fire officials are pressing Congress for $100 million in emergency funding to pay for a nationwide training program for firefighters to address the new scale of risk presented by trains...
Unions gaining power in Massachusetts
(Source: Boston Globe, July 24, 2014) BOSTON — If labor leaders were to march in front of the State House this year, their chant might go something like this: “Two! Four! Six! Eight! We’ve got a lot to celebrate!” Among the victories unions are savoring: the highest...
Citing potential cost, ethanol industry opposes inclusion in crude by rail rules
(Source: Bloomberg BNA, July 28, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ethanol producers are pushing back against their inclusion in a Transportation Department rule meant to address a fiery spate of crude-by-rail crashes, a decision the renewable fuel industry says could cost it...
Then and now: Spokane’s railroad history
(Source: Spokesman Review, July 28, 2014) SPOKANE, Wash. — Robert Strahorn was a businessman, writer and promoter who was 25 when he was hired by Jay Gould of the Union Pacific Railroad as a publicist. For several years, Strahorn, along with wife Dell, roamed the...
China exports high-speed rail technology to Turkey
(Source: New York Times, July 28, 2014) NEW YORK — After having built the world’s most extensive high-speed rail network, China is now beginning to export its rail technology, starting with last week’s inauguration of a high-speed railway in Turkey that links the...
Indianapolis pulls future support for Amtrak line to Chicago
(Source: Associated Press, July 25, 2014) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indianapolis city officials have decided not to provide any additional money to subsidize an Amtrak passenger line between Indianapolis and Chicago, casting its future into question. Full story:...
U.S. sending more ‘dirty’ coal abroad
(Source: Associated Press, July 28, 2014) SPOKANE, Wash. — As the Obama administration weans the U.S. off dirty fuels blamed for global warming, energy companies have been sending more of America’s unwanted energy leftovers to other parts of the world where they could...
