February 27, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, February 27, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fiery wrecks of trains hauling crude oil have intensified pressure on the Obama administration to approve tougher standards for railroads and tank cars despite industry complaints that it could cost...
February 27, 2015 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, February 26, 2015) MOUNT CARBON, W.Va. — A rail line has reopened in southern West Virginia where an oil train derailed earlier this month. Full story: www.thenewstribune.com
February 27, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, February 26, 2015) PORTLAND, Ore. — President Barack Obama said the federal government plans to strengthen regulations regarding oil train safety. Full story: www.newsok.com
February 26, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: KQED, February 24, 2015) SACRAMENTO — In a rare move Tuesday in Sacramento, officials with California’s two major railroads, Union Pacific and BNSF, held a media briefing explaining safety measures ranging from computerized stability controls to special foam...
February 26, 2015 | CN, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Transportation Safety Board press release, February 24, 2015) SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario — On 14 February 2015, a Canadian National (CN) crude oil unit train was proceeding eastward on CN’s Ruel Subdivision near Gogama, Ontario. At about 23:50, while...
February 26, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: National Public Radio, February 25, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marcus Stern has spent the past year investigating the practice. Recent accidents in Canada and U.S. show that the cars aren’t built for carrying so much oil, he says, and tracks are...
February 26, 2015 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Montreal Gazette opinion column by Mark Winfield, February 25, 2015) MONTREAL — Many larger questions about the Lac-Mégantic disaster remain unanswered and unaddressed. The failure of North American railway regulators to respond to the risks associated with...
February 25, 2015 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Daily Press, February 24, 2015) LYNCHBURG, Va. — Virginia officials reported this week that only 390 gallons of oil remain in the environment from the spill when a CSX oil train derailed in Lynchburg last April. Full story: Daily Press
February 25, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: LaCrosse Tribune, February 24, 2015) LA CRESCENT, Minn. — When construction equipment appeared next to the Canadian Pacific railroad tracks at Miller’s Crossing in January, sand mining opponents pounced. Full story:...
February 25, 2015 | CN, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Calgary Herald, February 24, 2015) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadians are still gleaning lessons from the deadly Lac-Megantic rail disaster that killed 47 people in Quebec in July 2013. Full story: Calgary Herald
