October 27, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Spokesman-Review, October 26, 2014) SPOKANE, Wash. — Nearly 3 billion gallons of crude oil will move through Washington on trains this year, and that figure could triple in five years. Full story: Spokesman-Review
October 27, 2014 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bloomberg, October 24, 2014) NEW YORK — BNSF Railway Co. plans to apply a $1,000 surcharge for each older crude tank car, denting profits for shale drillers in North Dakota. The railroad is the first major U.S. operator using fees to encourage shippers to...
October 24, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Sacramento Bee, October 23, 2014) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Mile-long oil trains that are expected to crisscross California daily in the coming years pose significant risks to residents of urban areas, including Sacramento, a new report concludes, contradicting...
October 24, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: McClatchy News Service, October 23, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A legal victory in California this week over crude oil operations could have a spillover effect, emboldening critics of crude-by-rail shipments to press their concerns in other jurisdictions. Full...
October 24, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Globe and Mail, October 22, 2014) CALGARY — Secure Energy Services Inc. is working to open a new outlet for landlocked Alberta crude on Canada’s East Coast, as big pipelines face mounting political and commercial opposition in Ontario and Quebec. Construction...
October 24, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune, October 24, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Farming groups and other businesses blasted railroads for poor service and favoritism Thursday after seeing new reports about backlogs and waiting times for rail cars. Rail critics say new data...
October 23, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: DeSmog Blog, October 23, 2014) SEATTLE — Yea, that’s right, according to Big Oil and Big Rail, the biggest threat to the 25 million people living in the bomb train blast zones is the overreaction of regulators. The rail industry is now spending a lot of time...
October 22, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, October 21, 2014) ALBANY, N.Y. — A coalition of environmental groups and city residents filed a legal petition on Tuesday seeking a ban on older model rail tanker cars carrying volatile crude oil from North Dakota to the Port of Albany,...
October 22, 2014 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Casper Star Tribune, October 22, 2014) CASPER, Wyo. — The new loading station, near the Casper/Natrona County International Airport, is largely aimed at serving the Express Pipeline. Express begins in Canada and connects to the Platte Pipeline, which runs to...
October 21, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train, STB
(Source: Auto Blog, October 20, 2014) Building a car, delivering it to a dealer and then selling to a consumer represents an enormous and elaborate process that relies on the seamless and often invisible work of many parts. The use of railways represents a huge part...
