February 6, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Gazette, February 4, 2015) DUBUQUE COUNTY, Iowa — A Canadian Pacific train derailment Wednesday near Dubuque that caused three tank cars to erupt in flames and three others to plunge into the icy Mississippi River involved outdated cars prone to punctures...
February 6, 2015 | DOT, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, February 5, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday said it had asked the White House to review its oil train safety plan as officials strive to prevent future fiery derailments. Full story:...
February 5, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, February 4, 2015) BENICIA, Calif. — The city of Benicia is planning further review of a refinery’s plan to move as many as 100 train cars of flammable crude oil daily through Northern California communities. Full story...
February 5, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Minnesota Public Radio, February 3, 2015) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is testing the ability of railroads that run trains in the state to respond to an oil spill. Increased oil train traffic through Minnesota has raised public...
February 5, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, February 4, 2015) NEW YORK — Eleven railway cars carrying ethanol fuel derailed on Wednesday in a remote location north of Dubuque, Iowa, and three of them caught on fire, Canadian Pacific (CP) railway said. No injuries were reported. Full story:...
February 5, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train, Railroad Security
(Source: Roll Call, February 4, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Could terrorists use one of the trains transporting flammable crude oil throughout the country as a weapon of mass destruction? That disquieting scenario was sketched out Tuesday by Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-...
February 3, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters Canada, February 2, 2015) HOUSTON — Canadian crude shipments via train to California dropped to zero for at least four months last year as global oil prices plunged, data from the California Energy Commission show. Full story: Reuters...
February 2, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Globe and Mail, February 1, 2015) TORONTO and CALGARY — The collapse in oil prices that has hammered producer profits is also casting doubt on the business case for moving crude by rail. Railways are reducing their expected oil volumes after a 56-per-cent...
January 30, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Dalles Chronicle, January 29, 2015) THE DALLES, Ore. — The Dalles City Council has joined Hood River, Mosier and other Oregon towns in urging state officials to pursue greater federal regulation of crude oil transports. Full story: The Dalles...
January 30, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, January 29, 2015) COLUMBUS, Ohio — More than a dozen trains loaded with over 1 million gallons of crude oil cross Ohio every week. Ohio officials released the information to The Associated Press Thursday after earlier refusing to disclose...
