January 12, 2017 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: DeSmog Blog, January 11, 2017) NEW YORK — Over and over again, attendees of the 2016 Energy by Rail Conference heard that “LNG by rail is ready to go!” LNG, or liquefied natural gas, is methane that has been cooled to the point of being a liquid. So, how do...
January 6, 2017 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, January 5, 2017) SHERBROOKE, Quebec — A lawyer for the driver of the train that crashed in Lac-Megantic in 2013 is no longer seeking a stay of proceedings in his client’s criminal case. Thomas Walsh says Tom Harding wants to prove his...
January 3, 2017 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Albany Times Union, January 1, 2017) ALBANY, N.Y. — The trains loaded with Bakken crude that once crowded Capital Region railyards have largely disappeared, priced out of the market by cheaper oil from overseas. Full story: Albany Times...
January 3, 2017 | Headlines, NTSB, Oil Train
(Source: The Dickinson Press, December 29, 2016) CASSELTON, N.D. — It’s been three years since a train derailment near here triggered an explosion that sent a massive fireball into the sky, highlighting the dangers of moving crude oil by rail. Full story: The...
December 28, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Sacramento Bee, December 22, 2016) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Valero Refining Co. appears to have backed away from its threat to sue Benicia over that city’s refusal to allow the company to bring oil to its bayside refinery via trains. Full story: Sacramento...
December 27, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train, UP
(Source: Portland Patch, December 23, 2016) PORTLAND, Ore. — Union Pacific Railroad has agreed to meet higher safety standards following an oil train derailment near Mosier, Ore., earlier this year. Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley praised the...
December 21, 2016 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: KVRR, December 21, 2016) CASSELTON, N.D. — Three years ago, an oil train derailed and exploded about a half mile away from Casselton. In a time where many are concerned about the safe transport of crude oil, the people in town are reflecting on what happened....
December 21, 2016 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: DeSmog Blog, December 21, 2016) NEW YORK — Brian Stevens first learned about the Lac-Megantic disaster — in which an unattended oil train caught fire and exploded, killing 47 people in the Quebec town — when he saw the news reports on TV. Stevens is currently...
December 19, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: La Crosse Tribune, December 16, 2016) LA CROSSE, Wisc. — President Barack Obama on Friday signed rail safety legislation sponsored by Wisconsin Rep. Ron Kind. The bill, known as the RESPONSE act, establishes a national committee of emergency workers and...
December 15, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Environment News Service, December 13, 2016) NEW YORK — The federal government will take action on a petition by the state of New York seeking to close a loophole that currently allows highly flammable crude oil to be shipped by rail through communities in...
