February 20, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Capital New York, February 19, 2014) ALBANY, N.Y. — U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said the country does not yet have the infrastructure to support the dramatic increase in crude oil now being transported by rail. Full story: Capital New...
February 20, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Seattle Times, February 19, 2014) OLYMPIA, Wash. — The fight over coal trains, billed as the Pacific Northwest’s biggest environment debate in decades, is so 2013. The new hot topic is oil transportation. Full story: Seattle Times
February 20, 2014 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Hill, February 19, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) is pressing the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to conduct more inspections of freight rail tracks in North Dakota after a high-profile train accident there last year....
February 20, 2014 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Wall Street Journal, February 18, 2014) NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. CEO E. Hunter Harrison is known as a blunt-spoken corporate leader with little patience for protocol. In a speech to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, he lived up...
February 20, 2014 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Star Tribune, February 20, 2014) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Federal rail inspectors have cited BNSF Railway Co. in North Dakota for 721 track violations, finding problems serious enough to threaten fines in one out of every five inspections since 2006,...
February 19, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Forum, February 18, 2014) FARGO, N.D. — Elevator operators are perennial critics of railroad service for hauling grain, but many say delays are worse than ever this winter. Full story: www.inforum.com
February 19, 2014 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Forum, February 18, 2014) FARGO, N.D. — Fire Chief Steve Dirksen said the idea of moving the truck closer to Fargo came up after the July 6 train derailment and subsequent explosion in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, that killed 47 people. The equipment was...
February 19, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Rochester City Newspaper, February 19, 2014) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The amount of crude oil being hauled on the nation’s freight rail lines is on the upswing. The oil and rail industries say that’s because of surging oil output from North...
February 19, 2014 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: La Crosse Tribune editorial, February 19, 2014) LA CROSSE, Wisc. — Recent railroad crashes and a proposal to increase rail traffic have raised legitimate concerns about the safety of oil trains passing through our region. Full story: La Crosse...
February 19, 2014 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Washington Post, February 16, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The brick floor of the Virginia Avenue tunnel has worn away. Water saturation has undermined the ground beneath the track ballast. Its relatively small size makes it a tight squeeze for modern...
