January 27, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: NBC News, January 26, 2015) NEW YORK — American oil trains spilled crude oil more often in 2014 than in any year since the federal government began collecting data on such incidents in 1975, an NBC News analysis shows. Full story: NBC...
January 23, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Albany Times Union, January 22, 2015) ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to collect more cash from companies that ship oil from the Midwest in massive trains that pass through the Capital Region and other parts of the state. Full story: Albany Times...
January 23, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bloomberg, January 23, 2015) NEW YORK — Add tank-car makers to the list of U.S. industries bracing for the effects from the plunge in crude prices. Full story: Bloomberg
January 23, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Globe and Mail, January 22, 2015) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. has slashed its forecast for crude-by-rail volumes amid the rout in oil prices that prompted drillers to cut budgets and production. Full story: Globe and Mail
January 22, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: NorthJersey.com, January 22, 2015) OLD TAPPAN, N.J. — As North Jersey residents grow more concerned about the volume of Bakken crude oil traveling on railroads through the state, emergency response personnel have begun what Bergen County Executive James...
January 22, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Monterey County Weekly, January 21, 2015) SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — The map at explosive-crude-by-rail.org shows the Union Pacific Coastal Line passing through Castroville and Salinas. It also shows the potential 1-mile impact zone of oil train fires. Full...
January 22, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, January 21, 2015) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Lower gas prices have had an added bonus in Minnesota beyond fatter wallets: Train traffic is leveling off, giving regulators space to refocus on safety issues, a state railroad official told lawmakers...
January 22, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bakken Magazine, January 21, 2015) GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company recently announced its 2015 capital projects, revealing plans of investing roughly $1.5 billion across eight states for engineering and expansion projects....
January 22, 2015 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: CBC News, January 21, 2015) OTTAWA, Ontario — The Transportation Safety Board did not retain the opinion of expert investigators when compiling its final report into what caused the train derailment and explosion that killed 47 people in July 2013. In the...
January 20, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Albany Times Union, January 19, 2015) ALBANY, N.Y. — Amid a boom in oil trains rattling along rails in the Capital Region and statewide, Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to raise the cap on the state’s oil spill fund from $25 million to $40 million. Full story:...
