December 22, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Daily Herald, December 21, 2014) CHICAGO — While images of crude oil infernos caused by freight train derailments haunt many living near rail lines, a more statistically likely and troubling reality looms. Hundreds of rail-related hazardous materials releases...
December 22, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Daily Herald, December 21, 2014) CHICAGO — While images of crude oil infernos caused by freight train derailments haunt many living near rail lines, a more statistically likely and troubling reality looms. Hundreds of rail-related hazardous materials releases...
December 22, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, December 22, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Tougher rules on shipping crude by rail mean oil producers in North Dakota’s Bakken region could soon face the unwelcome choice of spending more to ship by truck or cutting...
December 22, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, December 22, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Tougher rules on shipping crude by rail mean oil producers in North Dakota’s Bakken region could soon face the unwelcome choice of spending more to ship by truck or cutting...
December 19, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters opinion column by Mike Corones, December 18, 2014) NEW YORK — How important is the Keystone XL pipeline really? When it comes to moving petroleum through the United States, the Keystone XL pipeline is the rock star of transportation modes, garnering...
December 19, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters opinion column by Mike Corones, December 18, 2014) NEW YORK — How important is the Keystone XL pipeline really? When it comes to moving petroleum through the United States, the Keystone XL pipeline is the rock star of transportation modes, garnering...
December 19, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, December 19, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representatives of the power and rail industries expressed guarded optimism Thursday about coal deliveries needed to generate electricity for Minnesota this winter. Full story: Minneapolis Star...
December 19, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, December 19, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representatives of the power and rail industries expressed guarded optimism Thursday about coal deliveries needed to generate electricity for Minnesota this winter. Full story: Minneapolis Star...
December 19, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Hill, December 19, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Analysts are blaming railroads’ newfound congestion from the oil boom for difficulties in moving coal, leading to higher electricity costs. Utilities that use coal say that railroads dealing with oil from places...
December 19, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Hill, December 19, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Analysts are blaming railroads’ newfound congestion from the oil boom for difficulties in moving coal, leading to higher electricity costs. Utilities that use coal say that railroads dealing with oil from places...
