April 6, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bloomberg, March 31, 2015) NEW YORK — BNSF Railway Co., the largest hauler of crude by rail, moved ahead of U.S. peers in the push for safety by reducing oil-carrying train speeds beyond an agreement last year between regulators and the railroads. BNSF’s oil...
April 6, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, April 1, 2015) FARGO, N.D. — The lawyer for the engineer of an oil tanker train involved in a fiery derailment near Casselton in 2013 suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and isn’t capable of returning to work, his lawyer said...
March 26, 2015 | CN, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Globe and Mail, March 26, 2015) TORONTO — Canadian National Railway Co. head Claude Mongeau saw his bonus capped in 2014 because of a “deterioration” in the company’s safety record. Mr. Mongeau, chief executive officer of Montreal-based CN, was paid a total...
March 26, 2015 | CN, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, March 25, 2015) OTTAWA — Three Canadian National Railway Co derailments in the same area in three weeks, two of them involving oil trains, cannot be explained away as a fluke of nature, Canada’s transport minister said Wednesday, adding she is...
March 26, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Railway Age, March 25, 2015) NEW YORK — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) and American Petroleum Institute (API) have collaborated on a new crude-by-rail (CBR) introductory safety course for first responders. This course is available free of charge...
March 26, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Hill, March 26, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Democrats unveiled an effort Wednesday to expand the scope of forthcoming regulations on trains carrying crude oil, countering a push from business groups to soften the rules. Four senators are pressing...
March 26, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Journal News, March 25, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal regulators would limit the volatility of crude oil shipped by rail and most tank cars currently in use would be immediately phased out under legislation proposed Wednesday by four Senate Democrats....
March 26, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 26, 2015) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — U.S. railroad and energy companies joined Congressional lawmakers and environmentalists on Wednesday in calling for a more comprehensive response to a string of fiery derailments of trains carrying...
March 25, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 24, 2015) SEATTLE — The Washington Fire Chiefs, in a pointed letter, have asked the BNSF Railroad to turn over “Worst Case Scenarios” for an oil train accident as well as “Comprehensive Emergency Response Plans” for high...
March 25, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Seattle Weekly, March 24, 2015) SEATTLE — Seven hundred. That’s the number of hazardous-spill reporting violations that railway giant Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) has racked up with state regulators. Since November. Full story: Seattle...
