April 23, 2018 | Headlines, Oil Train, UP
(Source: Texarkana Gazette, April 23, 2018) TEXARKANA — Union Pacific Railroad officials are still trying to determine what caused 12 tank cars filled with crude oil to derail at about 11:30 a.m. Sunday near the Texarkana, Texas-side viaduct. No injuries were reported...
April 23, 2018 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: DeSmog Blog, April 20, 2018) NEW YORK — As we’ve reported on DeSmog, Canada’s lack of pipeline capacity to transport tar sands oil is driving a resurgence of oil by rail. Here in the U.S., the amount of oil moving by rail is also increasing. As oil...
April 17, 2018 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bloomberg, April 17, 2018) NEW YORK — A C$6.9 billion ($5.5 billion) Fidelity Investments fund is adding to its position in Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. as a pipeline spat increases the likelihood that energy companies will need rail to get their oil to...
April 9, 2018 | Headlines, Oil Train, Short Line
(Source: Canadian Press, April 6, 2018) SAINT JOHN, N.B. — A railway owned by New Brunswick’s Irving family has pleaded not guilty to 24 charges alleging the company violated safety standards in the way it transported oil. Full story:...
April 5, 2018 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Daily Sentinel, April 5, 2018) GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A coalition of eastern Utah counties is looking to northwest Colorado as a possible route for a railroad that could provide locally produced oil access to distant markets. Full story: The Daily...
April 5, 2018 | Headlines, Oil Train, Short Line
(Source: Sacramento Bee, April 5, 2018) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A propane train derailed Monday in the port of West Sacramento when a rail tie broke causing the tracks beneath the cars to give way, a railroad official said. Full story: Sacramento...
April 5, 2018 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, April 4, 2018) MONTREAL — The bankrupt railway at the centre of a 2013 train derailment that killed 47 people in the Canadian province of Quebec will not have to stand trial for criminal negligence, provincial officials said Tuesday. There was...
March 27, 2018 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, March 27, 2018) NEW YORK — Canadian railway operators see a lucrative opportunity to transport more crude oil to the United States as a rise in output force producers to find new routes to its southern neighbor. However, their need for long-term...
March 27, 2018 | CN, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bloomberg, March 27, 2018) NEW YORK — Stranded Canadian crude is waiting for trains to take it to U.S. refineries. Full story: Bloomberg
March 21, 2018 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, March 21, 2018) CALGARY — Discounts for western Canadian oilsands crude will remain high as railroads crank up their crude-by-rail rates in return for adding locomotives and crews to the transport constrained sector, according to an energy...
