February 25, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Wall Street Journal, February 23, 2014) NEW YORK — Crude oil from North Dakota’s Bakken Shale formation contains several times the combustible gases as oil from elsewhere, a Wall Street Journal analysis found, raising new questions about the...
February 24, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bellingham Herald, February 21, 2014) BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Larsen said the oil industry, railroads and federal regulators are scrambling to get caught up in response to the oil production boom in the Bakken oilfields of North Dakota. Full story:...
February 24, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Kansas City Star, February 22, 2014) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Across North America, authorities in communities large and small shudder at a very recent threat — trains carrying hundreds of thousands of gallons of crude oil through urban areas in tank cars...
February 24, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 21, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nation’s major freight railroads today joined U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx in announcing a rail operations safety initiative that will institute new...
February 21, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Platts, February 19, 2014) ORLANDO, Fla. — U.S. railroads likely will agree to reduced speed limits when carrying crude in populated areas and increased inspections under a forthcoming pact with the Department of Transportation to boost the safety of...
February 21, 2014 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: McClatchy News Service, February 20, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As they await new federal guidelines on shipment of crude oil, railroads are taking their own steps to improve the shipments’ safety. Full story: Pittsburgh...
February 21, 2014 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, February 20, 2014) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway said Thursday that it intends to buy a fleet of 5,000 strengthened tank cars to haul oil and ethanol in a move that would set a higher safety standard for an industry that’s...
February 20, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train, Short Line
(Source: Bangor Daily News, February 14, 2014) HERMON, Maine — Once the sale of the bankrupt Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway is complete, that name will be filed away in the history books. Railroad Acquisition Holdings, the affiliate of New York-based...
February 20, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Journal Review, February 20, 2014) CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Last week a tanker loaded with ethanol escaped CSX railroad workers in the Whitesville area and barreled down the tracks and through the city of Crawfordsville. The runaway tanker, which can hold...
February 20, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Washington Post, February 19, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Nebraska judge Wednesday struck down a state law that allowed Gov. Dave Heineman to approve the route of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, a decision that could significantly delay the $5.3...
