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2 sheriff’s officers sue Contrail over Paulsboro derailment
(Source: CSN Philadelphia, January 8, 2014) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Two sheriff’s department employees filed a lawsuit Monday alleging the rail company ignored red light signals when the company’s freight train derailed, spilling a hazardous chemical in the southern New...
Support grows for Metro-North line in Bronx and to Penn Station
(Source: New York Times, January 8, 2014) NEW YORK -- A sweeping expansion of the Metro-North Railroad that would add four stations in the Bronx and connect the New Haven line to Pennsylvania Station has won the support of a significant ally: Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo....
Three injured as two UP trains derail following rear end collision
(Source: Reuters, January 8, 2014) SOUTH WEBER, Utah -- Two freight trains collided in Utah on Wednesday, spilling corn onto an interstate highway and injuring three railroad workers. One Union Pacific train rear-ended another near the mouth of Weber Canyon. The three...
CN’s CEO apologizes after oil train derailment
(Source: Wall Street Journal, January 8, 2014) CALGARY, Alberta -- Several oil tankers continued to burn into the early evening Wednesday in eastern Canada, a day after the train carrying them derailed and caught fire, forcing the evacuation of 150 nearby residents...
Investigators cite ‘undesired’ emergency brake application as CN oil train derails, burns
(Source: Reuters, January 9, 2014) TORONTO -- A Canadian National Railway train carrying crude oil and propane derailed and caught fire in New Brunswick on Tuesday night after the emergency brakes were activated, federal safety officials said on Wednesday. The...
Rail car manufacturer says older tank cars should be replaced, modified for crude by rail
(Source: Reuters, January 8, 2014) HOUSTON -- Railcar manufacturer The Greenbriar Companies says older tank cars that don't mean the latest industry safety standards will have to be replaced or modified in light of recent crashes involving crude oil shipments, Chief...
Former North Dakota governor calls for new rail rules
(Source: Bismarck Tribune, January 8, 2014) FARGO, N.D. -- Former North Dakota governor and Casselton native George Sinner said Wednesday that the derailment of crude oil tankers outside his hometown shows the "ridiculous threat" to communities across the state and...
Fiery oil train accidents raise railroad insurance worries
(Source: Wall Street Journal, January 8, 2014) LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec -- Railroads are required by law to transport hazardous materials, which include crude oil. And when they haul it, they are liable for it. Recent events underscore the perils. Full story: Wall Street...
U.S. may soon have answers on oil contents in crude by rail mishaps
(Source: Reuters, January 9, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Officials should know within weeks whether oil companies in North Dakota are properly testing and labeling the kinds of crude-by-rail shipments involved in a recent string of explosive accidents, a U.S. regulator...
Keystone XL’s deepening fight spurs move to oil by rail
(Source: Bloomberg News, January 9, 2014) CALGARY, Alberta -- As the year rolled to a close, Russ Girling, chief executive officer of TransCanada Corp., repeated on television what he has often said: he’s “very confident” that President Barack Obama will approve the...
