March 11, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: InForum, March 10, 2015) ST. PAUL, Minn. — There is no overall agreement on how to prevent Minnesota oil train explosions. Democrats want to raise railroad taxes $100 million to improve oil train safety. Republicans balk at higher taxes and say more...
March 11, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, March 11, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. rail industry is pushing the White House to drop a requirement that oil trains adopt an advanced braking system, a cornerstone of a national safety plan that will soon govern shipments of crude across the...
March 10, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Environmental Protection Agency press release, March 9, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency response to the March 5 BNSF oil train derailment continues. U.S. EPA personnel are onsite overseeing response and environmental sampling...
March 10, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Quad-City Times, March 10, 2015) GALENA, Ill. — Trains began running again Monday on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe line near Galena after work crews cleared enough space from last week’s derailment. Full story: Quad-City Times
March 10, 2015 | CN, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: CBC News, March 9, 2015) OTTAWA — Transport Minister Lisa Raitt says she’s made her concerns known to CN Rail after two derailments near the community of Gogama, Ont., where crews were still working Monday to put out fires and clear debris following the...
March 10, 2015 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Toronto Star, March 9, 2015) TORONTO — The federal government is working in an “expedited manner” with U.S. counterparts to develop a new standard of tank car to carry flammable liquids, the federal transport minister’s office said Monday. Full story: Toronto...
March 10, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Olympian editorial, March 10, 2015) OLYMPIA, Wash. — Tougher federal rules for hauling crude oil by rail are moving slowly toward adoption in Washington, D.C. It’s becoming clearer that the government isn’t moving quickly enough or with tough enough...
March 10, 2015 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: UPI, March 9, 2015) GOGAMA, Ontario — The Canadian government faces similar pressure as its U.S. counterparts to do more to ensure oil is carried on railways safely, a lawmaker said. Full story: UPI
March 10, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, March 10, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Four trains hauling crude oil have derailed in the U.S. and Canada since mid-February, rupturing tank cars, spilling their contents, polluting waterways and igniting spectacular fires that burned for days....
March 10, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bloomberg, March 10, 2015) NEW YORK — A series of rail accidents involving oil tank cars that exceed federal safety standards yet still burst into flames after derailing is shifting the focus from the container to the crude — and whether it’s too...
