June 21, 2016 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, June 20, 2016) LAC-MÉGANTIC — The Crown must divulge more evidence against the train conductor charged in the Lac-Mégantic derailment that killed 47 people, his lawyer told court Monday. Full story: Montreal Gazette
June 20, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The News Tribune, June 17, 2016) BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The Union Pacific oil train that derailed June 3 in Mosier, Oregon, rolled into the Port of Tacoma Sunday with little notice, despite the intense scrutiny its wreck, spill and fire attracted to the...
June 20, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Columbian, June 18, 2016) VANCOUVER, Wash. — Twenty-one people were arrested for trespassing Saturday afternoon when they sat in the middle of a railroad crossing near the Vancouver Amtrak station and refused to move. Full story: The...
June 17, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting, June 15, 2016) MOISER, Ore. — Just after noon on June 3, the two-man Union Pacific crew hauling 96 cars of Tacoma-bound crude oil felt a tug on the train as they passed through the Columbia River Gorge. Full story:...
June 17, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, June 16, 2016) PORTLAND, Ore. — The fiery derailment of an oil train in the Columbia River Gorge has Oregon transportation officials asking for a halt to the massive trains because of concerns their heavier weight could be putting extra...
June 17, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Oregonian, June 16, 2016) PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon has asked the Federal Railroad Administration to place an open-ended moratorium on oil trains traveling through the state, because preliminary findings of an investigation into the June 3 derailment in...
June 15, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, June 14, 2016) PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland and Multnomah County leaders on Tuesday urged the governors of Oregon and Washington to push Congress for a permanent ban on oil-by-rail in the wake of a fiery train derailment along the Columbia...
June 15, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: www.king5.com, June 14, 2016) SEATTLE — Washington’s Utility and Transportation Commission inspectors along with teams from the Federal Railroad Administration are inspecting tracks running on the north bank of the Columbia River Gorge. Another team...
June 14, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Columbian, June 13, 2016) OLYMPIA, Wash. — Federal and state investigators will inspect railroad tracks along the Columbia River Gorge between Vancouver and Pasco this week. Full story: The Columbian
June 13, 2016 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Minot Daily News, June 12, 2016) MINOT, N.D. — The downturn in energy continues to have an impact on Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, a major player in the North Dakota oil patch. Full story: Minot Daily News
