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CP Rail assures STB that it’s committed to moving fertilizer for spring planting
(Source: Associated Press, April 19, 2014) BISMARCK, N.D. -- Canadian Pacific Railway told a federal oversight board Friday that moving fertilizer for spring planting does not present a "significant challenge" for the railroad. Full story: Star Tribune
Ag leaders riled up by rail shipment backlog
(Source: Tri-State Neighbor, April 19, 2014) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- While fireworks were flying in Washington, D.C., at a hearing before the railroad-monitoring federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) over delays in shipping across the Upper Midwest, others in South...
Public meeting set on BNSF expansion in Wisconsin
(Source: LaCrosse Tribune, April 19, 2014) LACROSSE, Wisc. -- The prospect of more rail cars carrying crude oil and other flammable liquids through the region has prompted a public meeting Tuesday to air concerns about BNSF Railway Co.’s plans to add a second,...
California legislator seeks bill on oil train emergency preparedness
(Source: Sacramento Bee, April 17, 2014) SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Pointing to the catastrophic derailment in Quebec of a train transporting oil and similar accidents, Assemblyman Roger Dickinson, D-Sacramento, has unveiled legislation to get emergency responders more...
DOT chief to visit site of Casselton oil train derailment
(Source: Associated Press, April 21, 2014) BISMARCK, N.D. -- Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is slated to come to the site of a fiery oil train derailment that happened in eastern North Dakota last December. Full story: Houston Chronicle
Surging oil traffic puts areas of Washington state at risk
(Source: Seattle Times, April 19, 2014) SEATTLE -- Efforts to transform the Northwest into a fossil-fuel hub for North Dakota’s crude, Alberta’s oil sands and coal from the Rocky Mountains mean the risks of major spills and explosions in and around Washington state...
Oregon oil trains carried 11 million barrels in 2013
(Source: Associated Press, April 18, 2014) PORTLAND, Ore. -- The volume of oil hauled on railroads in Oregon increased last year to more than 11 million barrels — a dramatic increase from about 3 million barrels in 2012, reports to the state show. Not long ago, almost...
Metro-North fined $552,000 in safety violations over the past decade
(Source: Associated Press, April 18, 2014) NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Metro-North, the nation’s second-largest commuter railroad, has been fined $552,000 over the past decade for safety violations and defects, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Friday. The Connecticut...
Metro-North safety boat drifts away from bridge workers
(Source: Stamford Advocate, April 19, 2014) STAMFORD, Conn. -- Metro-North Railroad crew members replacing timber on the Saugatuck River bridge last month were shocked when they looked down and realized their safety boat wasn't on station. State Sen. Toni, R-Wilton,...
Senator almost gets hit by a train at press conference on rail safety
(Source: Business Insider, April 20, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) had a close call with a passing Amtrak train on Friday during a press conference dedicated to commuter rail safety. Full story: Business Insider
