August 8, 2014 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: McClatchy News Service, August 6, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canadian investigators will release their long-awaited report on a deadly Quebec train derailment in two weeks, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada announced Tuesday. Full story: Sacramento...
August 8, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Oregonian, August 7, 2015) PORTLAND, Ore. — A group of local and state leaders is urging Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber and the state’s top transportation officials not to award $6.9 million in subsidies to projects that would aid the expansion of oil...
August 8, 2014 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, August 6, 2014) MILO, Maine — Dozens of locomotives once owned by the railroad responsible for last year’s deadly derailment in Lac-Mégantic, Que., have been sold at an auction in Maine. Full story: www.canada.com
August 8, 2014 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Capital Press, August 7, 2014) QUINCY, Wash. — Cold Train, a refrigerated rail service from Quincy to Chicago and points east, has suspended service, blaming a reduction in service offered by BNSF Railway. Full story:...
August 6, 2014 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Aberdeen News, August 6, 2014) ABERDEEN, S.D. — As the new crop ripens in fields across the area and producers brace for lower prices, a BNSF Railway official said the line has not met the demand. Full story: Aberdeen News
August 6, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: PublicSource, August 6, 2014) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — More than 40 percent of Pittsburgh’s residents are at risk if a train carrying crude oil through the city derails and catches fire, according to a PublicSource analysis. Full story:...
August 6, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train, Technology
(Source: Watertown Daily Times, August 6, 2014) WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Safety rules for railroad carriers have been toughened as trains continue to ship more crude oil — a trend New York Air Brake will capitalize on by launching new locomotive brake products. Full story:...
August 6, 2014 | Amtrak, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: McClatchy News Service, August 4, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two loaded and two empty crude oil trains operate daily over Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor in Maryland and Delaware, according a document submitted by the passenger railroad in response to a Freedom of...
August 6, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Power Magazine, August 5, 2014) HOUSTON, Texas — Ongoing service issues with BNSF Railway Co. have resulted in a “coal supply crisis” for several generators in the Upper Midwest. Full story: www.powermag.com
August 6, 2014 | DOT, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Politico, August 6, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Most freight railroad insurance policies couldn’t begin to cover damage from a moderate oil train accident, much less a major disaster. And the Department of Transportation’s own database of oil train incidents is...
