August 7, 2018 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Energywire, August 6, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — At its peak four years ago, crude-by-rail traffic topped 1.1 million barrels per day. If that all fit into a single train moving 50 mph, it would block traffic at rail crossings for nearly 30 minutes. Today,...
August 6, 2018 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: nwestiowa.com, August 4, 2018) DOON, Iowa — An effort to alleviate concerns brought a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway spokesman to N’West Iowa on Thursday. Citizens of Dickinson County became worried after discovering vegetation from the June 22 crude...
August 3, 2018 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: StarMetro Edmonton, August 2, 2018) EDMONTON — Protests may have halted the progress of pipelines, but oil is still chugging along as exporters rely more on rail to get their product to market. Full story: www.thestar.com
August 2, 2018 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, July 30, 2018) LA CROSSE, Wisc. — Wisconsin frack sand producers say their business is threatened by some railroads operating under outdated regulations. The dozens of western Wisconsin mines that have sprung up in the past decade rely on...
August 2, 2018 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: NorthJersey.com, August 2, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Every week, millions of gallons of crude oil and ethanol traverse Bergen County, winding through residential neighborhoods as they head to northeastern refineries. Full story:...
August 1, 2018 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Iowa Public Radio, July 31, 2018) DES MOINES, Iowa — Cleanup is continuing in northwest Iowa after a train derailed last month and leaked crude oil into the Rock River. Dickinson County officials are concerned oil-contaminated soil is being removed from an...
August 1, 2018 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: JWN Energy, July 30, 2018) CALGARY — Canadian crude oil on the rails surged to a new record for the second month in a row in May, according to new data from the National Energy Board (NEB). Operators transported 198,788 bbls/d by rail in May, the NEB said,...
July 31, 2018 | CN, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bloomberg, July 31, 2018) NEW YORK — Crude oil demand may be on the rise again, but Canadian National Railway Co.’s new leader insists energy shipments won’t displace longtime railroad staples such as grain and lumber. Full story:...
July 31, 2018 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Calgary Herald, July 31, 2018) CALGARY — Canadian oil exports moving by train have set another record and the trend won’t be derailed anytime soon — until additional pipelines are built. New National Energy Board figures show 199,000 barrels of oil were...
July 27, 2018 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bloomberg, July 26, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canada’s improved pipeline picture may be a boon to the nation’s oil patch in a few years, but that expected good fortune is hurting efforts to move more crude in the near term. That’s because the increased...
