May 8, 2015 | Headlines, NTSB, Oil Train
(Source: KFYR-TV, May 7, 2015) HEIMDAL, N.D. — An investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board reports Burlington Northern Santa Fe employees found fragments of a tanker car wheel near the site of Wednesday’s train derailment near Heimdal. Full...
May 8, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Longview News-Journal, May 6, 2015) BISMARCK, N.D. — A train that derailed and caught fire early Wednesday in rural North Dakota was hauling crude from the state’s oil patch, raising questions about whether new state standards intended to reduce the...
May 8, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, May 7, 2015) BISMARCK, N.D. — A shipment of oil involved in an explosive train derailment in North Dakota had been treated to reduce its volatility — a move that state officials suggested could have reduced the severity of the accident...
May 7, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bergen Record, May 5, 2015) TEANECK, N.J. — Four days after federal transportation officials published rules requiring safety improvements to the trains that carry volatile crude oil throughout the United States and Canada, officials in Teaneck held a press...
May 7, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: State Impact, May 6, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rail shipments of crude oil accounted for more than half of the input to U.S. East Coast refineries in February, their highest level ever, displacing some imports, according to new data from the U.S. Energy...
May 7, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: www.inforum.com, May 7, 2015) FARGO, N.D. — Local fire chiefs say their crews are better-prepared for a fiery train derailment since the 2013 accident near Casselton—but also said oil train fires are too intense to fight. The issue of the safety of hauling...
May 7, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bismarck Tribune, May 6, 2015) BISMARCK, N.D. — Four oil tanker cars, carrying Bakken crude oil, remained burning Wednesday after a fiery train derailment at 7:30 a.m. prompted the evacuation of a small Wells County town near the site of the blaze. Emergency...
May 7, 2015 | Headlines, NS, Oil Train
(Source: Albany Times Union, May 6, 2015) ALBANY, N.Y. — The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that the railroad industry plans to challenge new federal rules governing oil train safety that were released last Friday. Charles W. “Wick” Moorman, CEO of Norfolk...
May 7, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, May 7, 2015) BISMARCK, N.D. — An oil train that burst into flames after derailing in North Dakota was extinguished early Thursday, and nearby residents who were evacuated from their homes were allowed to return. Crews were removing the...
May 7, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, May 6, 2015) HEIMDAL, N.D. — A BNSF train carrying crude oil owned by Hess Corp derailed and caught fire in North Dakota on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of a nearby small town just days after the United States and Canada announced reforms to...
