February 19, 2015 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Charleston Gazette, February 18, 2015) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two Fayette County restaurants and two shareholders in those restaurants sued CSX and West Virginia American Water Company on Wednesday, two days after a train carrying crude oil derailed, caught fire...
February 19, 2015 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: McClatchy News Service, February 18, 2015) MONTGOMERY, W.Va. — Small fires continued to burn for a third day at the site of the latest crude oil train derailment, more than 100 people remain locked out of their homes and investigators trying to determine the...
February 19, 2015 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Fayette Tribune, February 19, 2015) MOUNT CARBON, W.Va. — As the smoke clears and the fire continues to burn itself out, more details are being learned about the train derailment that took place in Fayette County near Mount Carbon on Monday. Full story:...
February 18, 2015 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: CNBC, February 17, 2015) NEW YORK — A CSX train carrying Bakken oil derailed and erupted into flames in West Virginia on Monday, adding to the growing debate about the safety of transporting crude on America’s railroads. The crash is the second in 10...
February 18, 2015 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, February 18, 2015) MOUNT CARBON, W.Va. — The fiery derailment of a CSX train carrying crude oil in West Virginia is one of three in the past year involving tank cars that already meet a higher safety standard than what federal law requires —...
February 18, 2015 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Charleston Gazette, February 17, 2015) MOUNT CARBON, W.Va. — Cleanup crews began removing the hulks of derailed and burned-out railroad tank cars Tuesday evening, and residents began to get water and electricity back, after a train carrying crude oil...
February 17, 2015 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Washington Post, February 17, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The controversial Virginia Avenue tunnel project in Southeast Washington is getting its day in court Tuesday. Full story: Washington Post
February 17, 2015 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Los Angeles Times, February 16, 2015) LOS ANGELES — The derailments this week of two trains carrying crude oil have raised new questions about the adequacy of federal efforts to improve the safety of moving oil on tank cars from new North American wells to...
February 17, 2015 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: CSX press release, February 16, 2015) MOUNT CARBON, W.Va. — CSX has established a community outreach center to address community needs as a result of the train derailment in Mount Carbon, West Virginia. The center which will respond to affected residents and...
February 17, 2015 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, February 17, 2015) NEW YORK — A CSX Corp oil train that derailed and erupted in flames in West Virginia on Monday was hauling newer model tank cars, not the older versions widely criticized for being prone to puncture, the firm said. Full story:...