May 28, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, May 23, 2014) BISMARCK, N.D. — The godfather of North Dakota’s present oil bonanza predicted the state’s crude production will double to 2 million barrels daily by decade’s end but warned industry officials Thursday that...
May 27, 2014 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, May 27, 2014) BISMARCK, N.D. — The head of the biggest railroad serving the Upper Great Plains says hauling pickup trucks by rail has really picked up. Full story: Washington Times
May 27, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: CBC News, May 26, 2014) MONTREAL — A group of business people are proposing a memorial centre at the site of the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster in the hopes it will draw tourists to the recovering town. Full story: www.cbc.ca
May 27, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Portland Press Herald, May 24, 2014) PORTLAND, Maine — The trustee for the bankrupt Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway and the lawyers and consultants working on his behalf are asking a federal bankruptcy judge to approve nearly $3 million in...
May 27, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Chicago Tribune, May 25, 2014) CHICAGO — Few Chicago-area fire departments have enough firefighting foam and equipment to respond effectively to the roaring infernos seen near Rockford and elsewhere in recent years when multiple railroad tank cars carrying...
May 27, 2014 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, May 27, 2014) WINNIPEG — Canola farmers are complaining to the Canadian Transportation Agency about what they call “dismal” service from the country’s two biggest railways. Full story: www.globalnews.ca
May 27, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: KTSP, May 23, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Farmers in Minnesota are saying that rail cars that used to transport crops are now being used to transport oil. That means farmers have to find other, typically more expensive ways to either store or ship their crops....
May 27, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: South Jersey Times, May 25, 2014) NEWARK, N.J. — With elected officials across North America calling for stricter regulations regarding shipping crude oil by rail, local rail operators and oil refineries in South Jersey are reiterating the importance of their...
May 27, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, May 27, 2014) VANCOUVER, Wash. — Residents along the scenic Columbia River are hoping to persuade regulators to reject plans for what would be the Pacific Northwest’s largest crude oil train terminal — the proposed destination for at...
May 27, 2014 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, May 27, 2014) NEW YORK — Canadian exports of crude oil by rail hit a record high of 160,000 barrels per day in the first quarter of 2014, Canada’s National Energy Board says, a more than 50 percent rise from the same period a year earlier. Full...
