July 28, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, July 27, 2016) CALGARY — Shipments of crude-by-rail have shown a steady decline this year and railway executives see little hope of a quick turnaround. Full story: www.metronews.ca
July 28, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Editorial in the Bismarck Tribune, July 27, 2016) BISMARCK, N.D. — Some Spokane, Wash., political leaders want to fine railroad companies $261 per rail car carrying crude oil through the city. They see the oil as a threat to the community and want to use the...
July 28, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, July 27, 2016) SEATTLE — As crude oil trains began rolling through its downtown a few years ago, Spokane was among the first cities to pass a resolution calling for stronger federal safety regulations. Full story:...
July 27, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: www.nj.com, July 25, 2016) BERGENFIELD, N.J. — More than 15 protesters were left out of a meeting of local officials on the safety of freight trains carrying crude oil. Full story: www.nj.com
July 27, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train, UP
(Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting, July 26, 2016) PORTLAND, Ore. — After last month’s fiery oil train derailment in the Columbia River Gorge, federal regulators put the blame on Union Pacific Road for failing to maintain its track. Full story:...
July 27, 2016 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: CBC News, July 26, 2016) MONTREAL — Come November, oil transported in Canada by rail will be carried in cars that are billed as sturdier and safer than their predecessors. Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced Monday that the DOT-111 cars, which...
July 26, 2016 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: CBC News, July 25, 2016) MONTREAL — Starting in November, tank cars like those involved in the deadly rail disaster in Lac-Mégantic, Que. will no longer be allowed to transport oil in Canada, Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau says. Full story:...
July 26, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: DeSmog Blog, July 21, 2016) NEW YORK — A rail industry lobbying group, the Railway Supply Institute (RSI), has requested the Federal Railroad Administration to essentially allow CPC-1232 tank cars to remain on the tracks for decades beyond 2025. Full story:...
July 25, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train, UP
(Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting, July 21, 2016) MOSIER, Ore. — When a Union Pacific oil train derailed and burst into fire in Mosier, Oregon, in June, the initial damage was in plain view, as dark smoke billowed into the sky. Now OPB has learned about invisible...
July 25, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bismarck Tribune, July 21, 2016) SPOKANE, Wash. — A proposal by the city of Spokane, Wash., that would fine rail companies for cars carrying crude oil sets a “dangerous precedent” of targeting specific commodities that move by rail, according to BNSF Railway....
