December 2, 2015 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, December 1, 2015) MONTREAL — The case of the three men accused of 47 counts of criminal negligence causing death in connection with the Lac-Mégantic derailment has been delayed until next April. Full story: Montreal...
December 2, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bloomberg, December 2, 2015) NEW YORK — It’s been several months since an oil train accident grabbed big headlines—but not because there haven’t been any. A single weekend in November saw two trains derail in Wisconsin. The first spilled about 20,000 gallons...
December 2, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Dow Jones Business News, December 1, 2015) NEW YORK — New York’s attorney general is calling on federal transportation regulators to impose new safety rules governing the combustibility of crude oil shipped by rail. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman...
December 1, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Globe and Mail, November 30, 2015) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says it will fight a $409-million lawsuit the province of Quebec has launched over the 2013 Lac-Mégantic oil train explosion that killed 47 people. Full story: Globe and...
December 1, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: www.al.com, November 29, 2015) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In Tuscaloosa and elsewhere, oil trains are increasingly becoming an everyday part of American life. Since 2008, the hydraulic fracturing boom has dramatically changed the way domestic companies produce oil...
December 1, 2015 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, November 25, 2015) NEW YORK — Canadian exports of crude by rail surged 38 percent in the third quarter of 2015, according to data released on Wednesday, as wider price differentials improved the economics of shipping oil on tank cars to markets and...
November 30, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: McClatchy News Service, November 25, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Concerns about the safety of crude oil trains loom over a proposed rail takeover that would create the largest rail system in North America. Full story: www.McClatchyDC.com
November 30, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, November 29, 2015) OLYMPIA, Wash. — BNSF Railway agreed to pay $71,700 for failing to timely report crude oil leaks and other hazardous material spills under a proposed settlement. Full story: The Columbian
November 30, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: CBC News, November 17, 2015) MONTREAL — The Quebec government is suing Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) for $409 million in damages as a result of the 2013 tragedy at Lac-Mégantic. The lawsuit, filed on Friday at Quebec Superior Court, claims CP failed to take...
November 25, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Seattle Times, November 24, 2015) SEATTLE, Wash. — A major oil terminal proposed for Vancouver would bring an additional 28 oil trains per week across Washington and launch a new era of oil-tanker traffic down the Columbia River en route to markets, according...
