March 6, 2015 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, March 5, 2015) NEW YORK — Canadian crude-by-rail exports dipped in the fourth quarter from the previous three-month period, National Energy Board data showed on Thursday, as poor netbacks deterred some shippers from loading barrels onto trains bound...
March 6, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Quad-City Times, March 6, 2015) DAVENPORT, Iowa — Smoke and flames erupt from the scene of a train derailment Thursday, March 5, 2015, near Galena, Ill. A BNSF Railway freight train loaded with crude oil derailed around 1:20 p.m. in a rural area where the...
March 6, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, March 6, 2015) NEW YORK — A US train with 103 loaded cars of crude, which derailed and caught fire on Thursday in the state of Illinois, was using cars of a newer model, designed to be more crash-resilient, rail network operator BNSF said. Full...
March 6, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, March 6, 2015) GALENA, Ill. — A freight train loaded with crude oil derailed in northern Illinois, bursting into flames and prompting officials to suggest that everyone with 1 mile evacuate, authorities said. Full story: Quad-City...
March 5, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Journal News, March 4, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York is joining the chorus of public officials calling for steps to make crude oil less volatile before it’s put into freight rail tank cars. Full story:...
March 5, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Globe and Mail, March 4, 2015) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. wants the power to refuse to haul dangerous goods, a signal it has grown weary of the risks and regulations that accompany the business of hauling oil. Full story: Globe and...
March 5, 2015 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, March 4, 2015) NEW YORK — CSX Corp has softened its growth projections for crude rail shipments as a sustained price slump has weakened demand, a company executive said Wednesday. Full story: Reuters
March 4, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Grand Forks Herald, March 3, 2015) CASSELTON, N.D. — BNSF started laying rail Monday to replace the old track near Casselton. Crews will be laying the quarter mile-long pieces next to the track from now until next week. Full story: Grand Forks...
March 4, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Columbian, March 3, 2015) VANCOUVER, Wash. — U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell said Tuesday that she plans to introduce federal legislation calling for stricter regulations on oil-by-rail tankers and a swifter phase out of older tankers. Cantwell, D-Washington,...
March 4, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bloomberg, March 4, 2015) NEW YORK — Wreckage from the latest oil train explosion hadn’t been cleared from the crash site in West Virginia last week when President Obama vetoed legislation that would have approved construction of the Keystone XL...
