May 5, 2014 | Convention, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, May 2, 2014) RICHMOND, Va. — Early reviews found no human error or mechanical failure that could have caused a fiery derailment of an oil train in downtown Lynchburg, Virginia, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday. Full...
May 1, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Tulsa World, April 30, 2014) TULSA, Okla. — The shale drilling boom is bringing historic volumes of U.S. oil to the surface, but there’s not enough transportation capacity to move it quickly to refineries, ports and storage facilities. Many...
May 1, 2014 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, May 1, 2014) LYNCHBURG, Va. — A CSX Corp train carrying crude oil derailed and burst into flames in downtown Lynchburg, Virginia, on Wednesday, spilling oil into the James River and forcing hundreds to evacuate. Full story:...
May 1, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: News and Advance LYNCHBURG, Va. — About 50,000 gallons of crude oil were unaccounted for late Wednesday after a CSX train derailed in downtown Lynchburg and sent three flaming tanker cars careening into the James River. The ensuing conflagration ignited...
April 30, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Oregonian, April 29, 2014) PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon legislators have now been schooled in Oil Train Safety 101. Dozens of elected officials, firefighters and bureaucrats met Tuesday morning in Portland at a Linnton rail yard to hear what’s done in...
April 30, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: McClatchy News Service, April 25, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Domestic oil production is literally rolling across the country. The country’s vast rail network has become, in effect, the pipeline for newer sources of crude oil unlocked by hydraulic...
April 29, 2014 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Casper Journal, April 28, 2014) CASPER, Wyo. — A confluence of several multi-million dollar projects west of Casper will be completed late this summer, creating one of the largest crude-to-rail hubs in the country. The idea behind a crude-to-rail center...
April 29, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Oregonian, April 28, 2014) PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Transportation, the state’s rail safety overseer, has formally reminded railroad companies to follow state law and submit overdue reports showing what hazardous materials...
April 29, 2014 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, April 28, 2014) BISMARCK, N.D. — Crude oil trains are not displacing grain shipments in the Dakotas and surrounding states, railroad officials assured North Dakota regulators Monday. Many farmers and some state officials believe the...
April 29, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, April 29, 2014) WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Western Canadian farmers still stuck with last year’s harvest are turning to the government for credit help in record numbers, and insiders fear problems could cascade through the agricultural economy as the new...
