May 31, 2016 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Globe and Mail editorial, May 30, 2016) TORONTO — After a runaway locomotive pulling 72 tankers filled with crude oil derailed in the Quebec town of Lac-Mégantic and killed 47 people, it would have been appalling for Ottawa and the railway industry not to...
May 27, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, May 27, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — Enbridge Energy Partners’ crude rail terminal located just outside Philadelphia was hailed as a symbol of the region’s energy rebirth when it first opened in 2012. Full story: Reuters
May 23, 2016 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Maryville Daily Times, May 22, 2016) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Three lawsuits filed in federal court over a Maryville train derailment last July are being merged into a single class-action complaint. Full story: Maryville Daily Times
May 17, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Pacific Coast Business Times, May 16, 2016) SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — The Phillips 66 proposal to expand its crude-by-rail project was continued until September. The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission rejected a motion to deny the project at its...
May 16, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, May 15, 2016) SEATTLE — Authorities cleared the railroad tracks of protesters and arrested 52 climate activists Sunday in Washington state after a two-day shutdown of oil-carrying trains. About 150 people spent the night in tents and...
May 13, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Toronto Sun opinion column by Randy Meyer, May 13, 2016) TORONTO — There has been a lot of discussion by industry analysts, governments and their agencies and the public about rail versus pipeline safety for transporting crude oil. On balance, the perception...
May 11, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Hill, May 10, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate approved Monday a bill to increase training efforts for first responders to rail car accidents. The legislation, from Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), would create a committee within the Federal Emergency...
May 11, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Albany Times Union, May 10, 2016) ALBANY, N.Y. — State and federal rail inspectors uncovered three dozen defects during the most recent round of inspections of tracks, switches and crude oil tank cars across upstate New York, the Cuomo administration said...
May 10, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: DeSmog Blog, May 9, 2016) NEW YORK — A year ago, when Federal regulators announced new rules for “high hazard” trains moving crude oil and ethanol, the oil industry protested that the rules were too strict. The main point of contention made by the American...
May 10, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Albany Times Union, May 9, 2016) ALBANY, N.Y. — State and federal rail inspectors uncovered three dozen defects during the most recent round of inspections of tracks, switches and crude oil tank cars across upstate New York. Three of the defects were deemed...
