September 17, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Argus Leader, September 15, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — At Dakota Mill & Grain, a grain and agriculture nutrient company based in Rapid City that depends heavily on trains to move crops and fertilizer, officials had no reason to think the 2013 harvest would...
September 17, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Des Moines Register, September 16, 2014) DES MOINES, Iowa — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Tuesday he met with Warren Buffett last week to press the billionaire investor to make sure his railroad, BNSF Railway, was ready for the expected record corn...
September 16, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Crosscut.com, September 15, 2014) SEATTLE — City emergency response officials are recommending that BNSF Railway Co. make safety upgrades inside the mile-long rail tunnel running underneath downtown Seattle, which serves as a major conduit for northbound...
September 16, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Forum News Service, September 16, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. rail operators must put investment ahead of profits to clear the way for grain, automotive and chemical shipments now clogging the tracks, lawmakers said at a congressional hearing Sept. 10 about...
September 16, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bloomberg BNA, September 11, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Legislation may be needed to address shortcomings in the Transportation Department’s crude-by-rail safety rule, according to Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and other senior lawmakers. Full story:...
September 15, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bellingham Herald, September 14, 2014) BELLINGHAM, Ohio — The recent public concern and media attention on crude oil has been surprising to some of Whatcom County’s first responders, as that and other hazardous materials have for decades traveled along local...
September 15, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: MPBN News, September 10, 2014) BANGOR, Maine — The new owner of the former Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway is vowing to run a profitable, efficient and safe railroad by 2015. Fortress Investment Group paid $15 million to acquire the track and other...
September 15, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Albany Times Union, September 14, 2014) ALBANY, N.Y. — State regulators in the state of California are scrambling to hire two railroad-bridge inspectors amid a surge in crude oil shipments by train. Full story: Albany Times Union
September 15, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Cap Times, September 13, 2014) MADISON, Wisc. — Former state Rep. Barb Gronemus might be retired, but she’s still on duty answering the phone and making calls. One of those calls was to alert me to a growing problem farmers are facing getting grain to...
September 15, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Star Tribune, September 13, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eighteen Minnesota farmers came to the nation’s capital last week to urge Congress and federal regulators for more oversight of the railroads they rely on to get their goods to market. Their meetings...
