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Attackers with knives kill at least 29 at Chinese rail station
(Source: New York Times, March 1, 2014) HONG KONG -- A group of assailants wielding knives stormed into a railway station in southwestern China on Saturday, slashing employees and commuters and leaving at least 29 people dead and 130 wounded, according to Xinhua, the...
Albany-area derailment follows rise in crude-oil shipments
(Source: Albany Times-Union, March 1, 2014) ALBANY, N.Y. -- The derailment of 13 tank cars carrying crude oil at the Selkirk rail yard Friday night involved no rollovers, no spills and no injuries, according to shipper CSX and state regulators. But that's no reason...
Berkshire Hathaway’s 4Q 2013 profit up 10 percent
(Source: Associated Press, March 2, 2014) OMAHA, Neb. -- Warren Buffett’s company said Saturday that fourth-quarter earnings rose 10 percent to nearly $5 billion as its insurance, rail and energy businesses generated major gains in the improving economy. Quarterly net...
Crude oil train scrutiny intensifies in NY state
(Source: Associated Press, March 2, 2014) BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Freight trains passing through New York are under greater scrutiny following accidents elsewhere involving the shipment of volatile crude oil from North Dakota's Bakken region. Full story: wxxinews.org
New York governor pushes ‘blitz’ on oil train safety inspections
(Source: Albany Times Union, February 28, 2014) ALBANY, N.Y. -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo late Friday touted his "inspection blitz" this week of oil trains, a rail yard and a terminal at the Port of Albany by state and federal regulators. The governor said it aimed to reduce...
Editorial: Oil train risks can’t be assessed fast enough
(Source: The Oregonian, March 2, 2014) PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio is no stranger to complexity in the Byzantine ways of federal regulation. But he nearly lost it last week in a congressional hearing at which he directed a bureaucrat to stop blathering...
BNSF’s Warren Buffett calls for oil train safety updates
(Source: Associated Press, March 3, 2014) OMAHA, Neb. -- Investor Warren Buffett says it’s clear that railroad tank cars carrying crude oil need to be updated because oil from certain regions has the potential to be more dangerous than previously thought. Full story:...
U.S. scrutiny of oil train shipments spotlights flawed crude tests
(Source: Reuters, March 3, 2014) NEW ORLEANS, La. -- A U.S. emergency order to test oil shipped by rail highlights what many industry officials have long said is a flawed method for testing the volatility of types of oil that have been involved in several fiery train...
NARP President Ross Capon stepping down
(Source: Railway Age, February 28, 2014) NEW YORK -- Ross Capon, the face of the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) for 39 years on Capitol Hill, is stepping down from his role as president, and apparently will retire from the organization at year's...
Amtrak thanks Galesburg Fire Department for helping stranded passengers
(Source: Register-Mail, February 27, 2014) GALESBURG, Ill. -- First-shift firefighters of the Galesburg Fire Department chowed down on barbecue courtesy of Amtrak Thursday at the Public Safety Building as a thank-you for assisting passengers abroad a train stranded in...
