March 9, 2015 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, March 6, 2015) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Federal regulators say CSX Transportation has agreed to a long-term plan for cleaning up and restoring the area around a fiery oil-train derailment in southern West Virginia. Full story: Daily...
March 9, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: McClatchy News Service, March 7, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An oil train derailment and spill in northwest Illinois poses an “imminent and substantial danger” of contaminating the Mississippi River, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Saturday. Full...
March 9, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, March 9, 2015) GALENA, Ill. — Recovery efforts at the scene of Thursday’s train derailment south of Galena are nearly complete, and BNSF Railway expected to resume rail operations in the area Sunday night, according to an update from...
March 9, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: McClatchy News Service, March 6, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After a BNSF Railway oil train derailed and burst into flames Thursday near Galena, Ill., at least one community group has asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to suspend permits for rail expansions...
March 9, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bloomberg, March 8, 2015) NEW YORK — Canadian National Railway Co. is building a 1,500-foot (457 meter) long track to bypass a burning train that derailed Saturday in northern Ontario, while BNSF Railway Co. crews are working to reopen track in rural Illinois...
March 9, 2015 | CN, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, March 8, 2015) GOGAMA, Ontario — Another train derailment in northern Ontario has added new fuel to the ongoing debate over whether rail is a safe way of transporting crude oil. CN said on March 8 there were 94 cars on the train, all carrying...
March 9, 2015 | CN, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Toronto Star, March 8, 2015) TORONTO — As emergency crews battled a fire sparked by the derailment of a CN train carrying crude oil in northern Ontario, provincial politicians came out swinging against the federal government’s failure to ensure rail safety....
March 9, 2015 | CN, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, March 8, 2015) TORONTO — A Canadian National Railway Co. train carrying crude oil that derailed near the northern Ontario community of Gogama early on Saturday was still on fire late on Sunday, the company said. The derailment is CN’s second in the...
March 6, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, March 5, 2015) OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington state House passed a bill Thursday night to strengthen safety regulations as increasing numbers of oil trains move through the state. Full story: www.sfgate.com
March 6, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, March 5, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration weighed national standards to control explosive gas in oil trains last year but rejected the move, deciding instead to leave new rules to North Dakota, where much of the fuel originates. Full...
