March 1, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Fortune, February 29, 2016) NEW YORK — It’s a cheap way to store it. As oil prices linger below $35 a barrel, U.S. producers are finding the cost of transporting crude by train just isn’t worth the returns. Full story: Fortune
February 26, 2016 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Globe and Mail, February 25, 2016) OTTAWA — Rules covering the shipment of crude oil and ethanol by rail should be toughened to include a wider range of dangerous goods, a review of the Canada’s transportation laws says. Full story: Globe and...
February 25, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, February 24, 2016) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Crude oil shipments by rail dropped nearly 17 percent in the United States last year as low oil prices, reduced oil output and new pipelines ended six years of rapid growth by the oil train...
February 19, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bergen Record, February 18, 2016) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Despite the millions of gallons of volatile crude being transported through the state by train, New Jersey will receive none of the $10 million awarded by the federal government Thursday to improve...
February 19, 2016 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Argus Media, February 18, 2016) HOUSTON — Leading crude-by-rail mover BNSF last week reported its smallest number of petroleum carloads since August 2012. Full story: Argus Media
February 19, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Midland Reporter-Telegram, February 18, 2016) MIDLAND, Texas — Amid the economic turmoil caused by sub-$30 oil prices, Twin Eagle Sand Logistics LLC has begun operation of its Permian Rail Park, eight miles west of Big Spring. Full story: Midland...
February 19, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, February 18, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded nearly $10 million in grants for nine projects in eight states to upgrade and increase the safety of railroad crossings...
February 16, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bellingham Herald, February 14, 2016) BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Railroads that haul oil trains through Washington state will need to report whether they could afford around $700 million to pay for a derailment and spill, under a recently finalized state rule. Full...
February 16, 2016 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: CBS Minnesota, February 15, 2016) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Railroad officials in Minnesota told state lawmakers today they significantly improved their safety records in 2015. Full story: CBS Minnesota
February 16, 2016 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Register-Herald, February 16, 2015) BECKLEY, W.Va. — One year ago today, Lynn Huddleston was in her Adena home with her daughter less than a half-mile from where 27 tanker cars filled with crude oil derailed along Armstrong Creek and the Kanawha River in...
