May 9, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bloomberg Businessweek, May 8, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Knowing these trains are coming might help the local fire and police departments prepare, but unless these local emergency teams get better equipment to deal with these fires, it’s unclear how much good...
May 8, 2014 | DOT, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, May 7, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Transportation Department issued an emergency order Wednesday requiring that railroads inform state emergency management officials about the movement of large shipments of crude oil through their states...
May 8, 2014 | DOT, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: New York Times, May 7, 2014) NEW YORK — Calling the movement of crude oil by rail an “imminent hazard” to the public, the federal Department of Transportation said on Wednesday that railroads would be required to notify local emergency responders whenever oil...
May 8, 2014 | DOT, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: U.S. Department of Transportation press release, May 7, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an Emergency Order requiring all railroads operating trains containing large amounts of Bakken crude oil to notify State...
May 7, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Postmedia News, May 7, 2014) OTTAWA — Confidentiality agreements that municipalities are required to sign before obtaining information on the rail transport of dangerous goods is preventing citizens from knowing whether crude oil and other petroleum products...
May 7, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Journal News, May 7, 2014) ALBANY, N.Y. — Firefighters are getting some practice battling crude oil fires as part of stepped-up efforts by the Cuomo administration to address safety threats from increased rail shipment of highly flammable crude from North...
May 7, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Star-Tribune, May 7, 2014) CASPER, Wyo. — Nobody would reasonably expect you to put up with a bomb in your backyard. Yet every day, car after car of oil travels on railroads just steps away from people, homes and businesses, putting them at risk of explosions...
May 7, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: CBC News, May 6, 2014) OTTAWA — The amount of crude oil being shipped via rail has increased by almost 900 per cent since the start of 2012, new data from the National Energy Board shows. Full story: CBC News
May 7, 2014 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: News & Advance, May 6, 2014) LYNCHBURG, Va. — While cleanup crews clipped burned tree branches and removed debris at the CSX crash site in downtown Lynchburg Tuesday, the city announced limited access to Concord Turnpike, and patches of oil were found...
May 6, 2014 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: CBC News, May 2, 2014) TORONTO — During a speech to stakeholders at the railway’s annual general meeting yesterday, Hunter Harrison said Ottawa should have consulted with the industry more before pushing through new regulations following several...
