June 12, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, June 11, 2014) LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec — The charred, oil-splattered Jesus Christ statue that became a symbol of the deadly Lac-Megantic derailment has undergone a facelift ahead of the disaster’s first anniversary. Full story: CTV...
June 12, 2014 | CN, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Manitoba Cooperator, June 11, 2014) WINNIPEG, Manitoba — CN Rail says it has moved a record amount of Western grain so far this crop year but shippers say that doesn’t make up for poor service earlier in the shipping season. Full story: Manitoba...
June 12, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Los Angeles Times, January 11, 2014) LOS ANGELES — A heated budget battle in Sacramento over more oil-spill protection for rivers, lakes and other inland bodies of water has prompted a last-minute lobbying blitz by formidable adversaries: the oil industry and...
June 12, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: McClatchy News Service, June 11, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A month-old requirement by the Transportation Department to limit information about Bakken crude oil shipments by rail has triggered a conflict among railroads, states and the federal government that...
June 11, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, June 10, 2014) SAN FRANCISCO — California needs more safety inspections, better emergency response capabilities, and more information about how much oil is expected to be transported by rail given the surge in crude oil shipments, a government report...
June 10, 2014 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Montreal Gazette, June 9, 2014) MONTREAL — With a small army of lawyers and legal aides at the ready, arguments on whether to authorize one of the largest class-action suits in Canadian history, on behalf of citizens of Lac-Mégantic, began in a crowded...
June 10, 2014 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Financial Post, June 9, 2014) CALGARY — Shipments of oil by rail from Western Canada are expected to more than triple in next two years, as the sector heads into a severe shortage of pipeline capacity by next year, according to a new forecast by the Canadian...
June 10, 2014 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Albany Times Union, June 9, 2014) ALBANY, N.Y. — A request by CSX that the state keep secret newly required federal reports on oil train traffic and routes likely would run afoul of the state’s open records laws, according to the state’s resident...
June 10, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Oregonian, June 9, 2014) PORTLAND, Ore. — Two of the railroad companies that notified the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s office about oil train volumes and routes asked the state to sign confidentiality agreements restricting notification to first...
June 10, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bloomberg Businessweek, June 10, 2014) NEW YORK — Last month, the Department of Transportation ordered railroads to start giving state emergency response teams basic information about trains hauling crude oil through their cities and towns. The idea is that...
