June 27, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train, UP
(Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting, June 24, 2016) PORTLAND, Ore. — Gov. Jay Inslee asked the Union Pacific Railroad on Friday to halt oil train shipments through Washington until the company does more walking inspections of its railroad track. Full story:...
June 27, 2016 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Opinion column in the Toronto Star, June 27, 2016) TORONTO — It has been three years since the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster. Has it led to fundamental improvements in the rail regulatory regime? Sadly, no. Full story: Toronto Star
June 24, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Oregonian, June 23, 2016) PORTLAND, Ore. — Gov. Kate Brown again called for a moratorium on oil trains in Oregon, after federal regulators released findings Thursday that blamed this month’s fiery derailment and spill in the Columbia River Gorge on...
June 24, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, June 23, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Conclusion: Unless or until additional details come to light, FRA has made the preliminary determination that Union Pacific’s failure to maintain its track and track equipment...
June 24, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train, UP
(Source: Associated Press, June 24, 2016) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad said it will replace a type of bolt on its track that led to a fiery oil train derailment on the Oregon-Washington border, but the pledge failed to ease concerns in the town where the...
June 23, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bergen Record, June 22, 2016) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Rail companies that transport crude oil through New Jersey would be required to file emergency response plans with state officials under a revived bill that is set for a vote in the state Senate on Thursday....
June 23, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train, UP
(Source: Press release from the office of U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, June 22, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to news that Union Pacific is resuming oil train traffic through the Columbia River Gorge at the site of a fiery oil train derailment that occurred less...
June 23, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train, UP
(Source: The Oregonian, June 22, 2016) PORTLAND, Ore. — State leaders reacted with grave concern Wednesday after Union Pacific announced plans to resume transporting crude oil through the Columbia River Gorge despite calls for a pause on oil trains in Oregon. Full...
June 22, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train, UP
(Source: The Oregonian, June 21, 2016) PORTLAND, Ore. — Hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel have likely leaked from a train that was traveling in the Columbia River Gorge, a Union Pacific spokesman said late Tuesday. Full story: The Oregonian
June 22, 2016 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, June 22, 2016) MONTREAL — Lac-Mégantic city council has dropped its lawsuit against Canadian Pacific Railway, which sought damages for the 2013 rail disaster. Forty-seven people died when a runaway train derailed on July 6, 2013. Full story:...
