November 10, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Record, November 10, 2014) TEANECK, N.J. — Three dozen protesters rallied Sunday on a bridge over CSX rail tracks that carry an estimated 30 million gallons of highly explosive North Dakota crude oil each week through Bergen County towns, demanding an end...
November 10, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train, War on Workers
(Source: Washington Post, November 7, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — You might expect the biggest foreign lease owner in Canada’s oil sands, or tar sands, to be one of the international oil giants, like Exxon Mobil or Royal Dutch Shell. But that isn’t the case....
November 10, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Electric Co-op Today, November 9, 2014) ARLINGTON, Va. — Electric cooperatives are voicing alarm that the nation’s freight railroads could fail to deliver all the coal power plants will need to meet this winter’s heating demand. Full story:...
November 7, 2014 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: BNSF Railway press release, November 6, 2014) FORT WORTH, Texas — Today, BNSF Railway celebrated the opening of a new $45 million logistic center in Sweetwater, Texas with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The logistic center, capable of supporting rail, truck and...
November 7, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bloomberg News, November 7, 2014) NEW YORK — California, America’s largest gasoline market, received the least amount of oil by rail in 17 months as cheaper in-state supplies and imports from overseas eliminated the need for Canadian oil arriving by...
November 7, 2014 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: St. Cloud Times, November 6, 2014) BECKER, Minn. — Delays in rail shipments in recent months have left the Sherco power plant with a much smaller supply of coal than normal heading into winter. Full story: St. Cloud Times
November 6, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bakken.com, November 5, 2014) FARGO, N.D. — U.S. oil production jumped from 5.0 million barrels per day in 2008 to 7.4 million last year, and is expected to average 8.5 million this year and 9.3 million next year, according to the U.S. Energy Information...
November 5, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Albany Times Union, November 4, 2014) ALBANY, N.Y. — The unprecedented boom in crude oil transport by rail throughout the United States, and through the Port of Albany in particular, has heightened fears that derailments and accidental releases could...
November 3, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: National Geographic, November 1, 2014) NEW YORK — Many railroad companies want more time to retrofit cars in the U.S. and Canada, but some are forging ahead. Full story: National Geographic
November 3, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Forum News Service, November 1, 2014) ST. PAUL, Minn. — Add the local construction industry to the list of those who say their business is being hurt by delays due to congestion on the railways. The impact on local ag producers has been well-documented, but...
