January 18, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: DeSmog Blog, January 17, 2016) NEW YORK — When it comes to the rules regarding oil trains in America, many regulations that would improve safety have yet to be written. One reason is that, despite the multiple oil train crashes resulting in massive explosions...
January 18, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Radio station KUOW, January 15, 2016) SEATTLE — Five climate change activists who blocked an oil train in Everett were convicted Friday of trespassing – but the jury gave environmentalists something to celebrate anyway. Full story:...
January 12, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Television station KIRO, January 11, 2015) LYNNWOOD, Wash. — A standing-room-only crowd filled the courtroom, an unusual sight where misdemeanor trials are held. But the Snohomish County deputy prosecutor’s opening statement gave a sense of why this...
January 11, 2016 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, January 9, 2015) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Most of the North Dakota crude oil trains crossing Minnesota no longer pass through west metro suburbs and downtown Minneapolis, according to a railroad route update. Full story: Minneapolis...
January 11, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Argus Leader, January 9, 2016) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The number of trains carrying one million gallons or more of volatile Bakken oil into Minnehaha County from North Dakota has dropped sharply with the plummeting price of oil. Full story: Argus...
January 11, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Financial Times, January 11, 2016) NEW YORK — The amount of oil hauled on US railways has declined steeply in the past year as refineries swallow more foreign supplies in the face of falling domestic crude output. Full story: Financial...
January 8, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bergen Record, January 7, 2016) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Details of railroad bridge inspections would be disclosed publicly under a bill that cleared an Assembly committee Thursday. Full story: Bergen County
January 8, 2016 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Television station WSLS, January 7, 2016) LYNCHBURG, Va. — CSX is donating a crude oil tank car involved in the Downtown Lynchburg derailment to a hazmat facility in eastern Virginia. The car will be used to teach students how to conduct damage tests during...
January 7, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Globe and Mail, January 6, 2016) HARDISTY, Alberta — The small Alberta town that was planned to be the starting point for the Keystone XL pipeline could soon host one of Canada’s largest oil-by-rail loading facilities. Full story: Globe and...
January 7, 2016 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Seattle Times, January 6, 2016) SEATTLE — The new owner of the mammoth Grays Harbor biodiesel plant has pulled the plug on the controversial idea of using the facility to ship U.S. crude oil unloaded from trains. Full story: Seattle...
