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FRA sees ‘pockets of concern’ with misclassifying of Bakken crude
(Source: Platts, May 22, 2014) NEW YORK — US rail regulators are finding that most shippers are properly classifying Bakken crude cargoes in accordance with hazardous materials rules, the head of the Federal Railroad Administration said. Still, "there are pockets of...
Remembering those who helped keep us free
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 22, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Throughout its history, the Teamsters’ dedication to America has been indisputable. Members have served their country in far higher numbers than the general populace. They...
Bakersfield City Council votes to sue high-speed rail agency to stop construction
(Source: Bakersfield Californian, May 21, 2014) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Nineteen months after authorizing a lawsuit against the California High-Speed Rail Authority, the Bakersfield City Council reaffirmed that plan late Wednesday, authorizing the City Attorney to sue...
Union Pacific making infrastructure improvements in Missouri, Nebraska
(Source: Union Pacific press releases, May 19 and 20, 2014) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad will strengthen Missouri's transportation infrastructure by investing $9 million in the rail line between Sedalia and Pleasant Hill, Missouri. The project, funded entirely...
BNSF launches intermodal service between Chicago and Silao, Mexico
(Source: Transport Topics, May 21, 2014) ARLINGTON, Va. — BNSF Railway said it has launched intermodal service between Chicago and Silao, Mexico, in partnership with Ferromex, Mexico’s largest railroad. Full story: Transport Topics
Editorial: Railroad jumps the gun on reviving oil train shipments through Lac-Megantic
(Source: Portland Press Herald, May 22, 2014) PORTLAND, Maine — It’s been less than a year since a runaway oil train derailed in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, causing a fire that killed 47 people, but that hasn’t stopped the new owner of the same railroad from announcing...
TransCanada considers oil by rail as Keystone pipeline alternative
(Source: Reuters, May 21, 2014) CALGARY — TransCanada Corp is in talks with customers about shipping Canadian crude to the United States by rail as an alternative route as its Keystone XL pipeline project that has been mired in political delays, Chief Executive Russ...
BNSF head: Future of moving crude by rail depends on proving to public it can be done safely
(Source: Associated Press, May 21, 2014) BISMARCK, N.D. — The future of crude oil shipments by train depends on proving to the public that it can be done safely, the head of BNSF Railway Co. said Wednesday. Full story: Daily Journal
U.S. calls for more testing data from oil industry
(Source: Reuters, May 21, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. regulators need more data from the energy sector about oil train cargoes, a senior Department of Transportation official said on Wednesday, as officials work on how to move such freight more safely by rail after...
Rail congestion expected to plague Powder River Basin coal into late 2014
(Source: Star Tribune, May 21, 2014) CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming coal shipments were slowed by congested rail lines in the first quarter of 2014, dragging down mining firms' profit margins and leaving three of the four major companies working in the Powder River Basin in...
