February 18, 2015 | Headlines, NTSB, Oil Train
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, February 17, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board’s office of Railroad, Pipeline, and Hazardous Materials are in communication with the Federal Railroad...
February 18, 2015 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Charleston Gazette, February 17, 2015) MOUNT CARBON, W.Va. — Cleanup crews began removing the hulks of derailed and burned-out railroad tank cars Tuesday evening, and residents began to get water and electricity back, after a train carrying crude oil...
February 17, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: St. Cloud Times, February 16, 2015) ST. CLOUD, Minn. — St. Cloud-area cities and counties would see a significant increase in property tax revenue from railroads under a proposal from Gov. Mark Dayton unveiled last month. Full story: St. Cloud...
February 17, 2015 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bloomberg, February 17, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. regulators joined the investigation into a fiery CSX Corp. oil-train derailment in West Virginia that forced residents to flee their homes in frigid weather and threatened drinking water. Full story:...
February 17, 2015 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Los Angeles Times, February 16, 2015) LOS ANGELES — The derailments this week of two trains carrying crude oil have raised new questions about the adequacy of federal efforts to improve the safety of moving oil on tank cars from new North American wells to...
February 17, 2015 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: CSX press release, February 16, 2015) MOUNT CARBON, W.Va. — CSX has established a community outreach center to address community needs as a result of the train derailment in Mount Carbon, West Virginia. The center which will respond to affected residents and...
February 17, 2015 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, February 17, 2015) NEW YORK — A CSX Corp oil train that derailed and erupted in flames in West Virginia on Monday was hauling newer model tank cars, not the older versions widely criticized for being prone to puncture, the firm said. Full story:...
February 17, 2015 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, February 17, 2015) MOUNT CARBON, W.Va. — Fires burned for nearly nine hours after a train carrying more than 100 tankers of crude oil derailed in a snowstorm in West Virginia, plunging at least one tanker into a river while sending a...
February 13, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bakken.com, February 12, 2015) FARGO, N.D. — A train hauling crude oil across Idaho and Washington last month had to have 14 leaking tank cars removed at three different stops before it reached its destination at an Anacortes refinery. BNSF Railway officials...
February 13, 2015 | DOT, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, February 12, 2015) WASHINGTON/OTTAWA — The U.S. Transportation Department has recommended crude oil trains be reinforced and have advanced braking systems installed to prevent accidents from becoming fiery disasters, according to sources familiar...
