November 2, 2016 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: McClatchy News Service, November 1, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than a year ahead of the United States, the Canadian government has removed tank cars from the transportation of crude oil that have leaked and caught fire in rail accidents. Canada’s Transport...
October 31, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, October 30, 2016) WILLISTON, N.D. — North Dakota has added another step to help ensure the safety of crude transported by rail with the addition of two inspectors. Full story: Bismarck Tribune
October 31, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Courthouse News, October 31, 2016) SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has blocked a California law that would tax trains — but not trucks — that carry hazardous materials, to pay for training and emergency responses to accidents involving the dangerous...
October 27, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train, STB
(Source: National Observer, October 26, 2016) VANCOUVER, B.C. — The railway and oil industries exert enormous power over governments, tilting decision-makers toward “economic considerations” which often compromises public health and safety, and our environment. This...
October 26, 2016 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Albany Times Union, October 25, 2016) ALBANY, N.Y. — Nearly three years after state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli warned that safety plans and inspection records for some 3,000 rail bridges in New York were missing, spotty or incomplete, much of what he...
October 24, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: San Jose Inside, October 21, 2016) SAN JOSE, Calif. — Big Oil took a hit earlier this month, when the San Luis Obispo Planning Commission rejected an oil-by-rail plan that has garnered statewide concerns. Full story: San Jose Inside
October 24, 2016 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, October 21, 2016) MONTREAL — The Quebec government is holding Canadian Pacific Railway directly responsible for the damages caused in the Lac-Megantic train derailment that killed 47 people. Full story: Toronto Star
October 21, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: San Luis Obispo Tribune, October 20, 2016) SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Phillips 66 Co. has appealed the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission’s rejection of its oil-by-rail plan to the county Board of Supervisors, setting the stage for lengthy and...
October 18, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Williston Herald, October 17, 2016) WILLISTON, N.D. — The state of North Dakota has added another step to help ensure the safety of crude transport by rail with the addition of two inspectors and a rail safety program. Full story: Prairie Business...
October 17, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: La Crosse Tribune, October 15, 2016) LA CROSSE, Wisc. — Rail shipments of petroleum from Midwestern oil fields to East Coast refineries have plummeted as North Dakota’s oil production has fallen to a two-year low. Rail shipments of petroleum from Midwestern...
