December 17, 2021 | Headlines, Oil Train, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, December 16, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a decision issued December 15, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) granted the exemption sought by the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition to construct the 85-mile line to connect oilfields in...
December 17, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, December 16, 2021) OMAHA, Neb. — BNSF Railway has agreed to pay a $1.5 million settlement arising from an oil spill into northwest Iowa waters in 2018, according to court documents filed Thursday. Full story: Wesport...
December 13, 2021 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Colorado Sun, December 12, 2021) DENVER, Colo. — Greetings from Utah. I write to warn Coloradans of the looming threat to your beautiful state — a threat devised by Utah politicians. Full story: Colorado Sun
October 19, 2021 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Star Tribune, October 17, 2021) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A new Canadian railroad venture is sparking a significant increase of 15 to 20 oil trains that run through Minnesota each month. Full story: Star Tribune
September 24, 2021 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: American Journal of Transportation, September 23, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than half (54%) of rail tank cars carrying Class 3 flammable liquids in 2020 met new safety requirements, an increase from the 48% in 2019, according to the Fleet Composition of...
September 17, 2021 | BNSF, FRA, Headlines, Oil Train, Railroad Security
(Source: Bellingham Herald, September 16, 2021) BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A week after a federal agency blamed last year’s oil train derailment and fire north of Ferndale on safety lapses and “possible” vandalism, state Sen. Doug Ericksen is renewing his call for...
September 10, 2021 | Headlines, Oil Train, Railroad Security
(Source: United States Department of Justice press release, September 9, 2021) SEATTLE — A 28-year-old Bellingham, Washington woman was convicted today in U.S. District Court in Seattle of violence against a railroad carrier, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M....
September 10, 2021 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: KING5, September 10, 2021) CUSTER, Wash. — “Possible vandalism” was a contributing cause of a fiery Whatcom County oil train derailment in December 2020, according to a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) report released Thursday. The BNSF...
August 10, 2021 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Salt Lake Tribune, August 9, 2021) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — An oil-hauling railway for the Uinta Basin took a big stride forward Friday with the release of an environmental impact statement (EIS) identifying a preferred route for the 85-mile line that would...
August 9, 2021 | Headlines, Oil Train, STB
(Source: Railway Age, August 6, 2021) NEW YORK — The Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) has issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Uinta Basin Railway in Utah. The move paves the way for STB to...
