October 29, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Forum News Service, October 28, 2015) BISMARCK, N.D. — While the sand mining industry has slowed dramatically, the number of rail cars carrying crude through Minnesota has slumped at a slower pace. A year ago, up to 58 oil trains — each with about 110...
October 28, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Albany Times Union, October 27, 2015) ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo today announced another round of targeted crude oil tank car and rail inspections that examined 235 crude oil tank cars, approximately 195 miles of track and 72 switches. State and federal...
October 28, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bloomberg, October 28, 2015) NEW YORK — Last year, grain handlers like Roger Krueger had no kind words for Warren Buffett’s BNSF Railway Co. After record U.S. harvests, crops piled up all across the Midwest, with few rail cars available to get them to buyers...
October 23, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, October 22, 2015) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Gov. Mark Dayton said Thursday that state rail inspectors would speed inspections of a Willmar-to-Minneapolis line that has seen a marked increase in Bakken oil train traffic. Full story:...
October 23, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, October 22, 2015) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Gov. Mark Dayton has told BNSF Railway’s top executive that he is “deeply concerned” about the recent increase in Bakken oil trains on western suburban tracks into downtown Minneapolis, saying...
October 20, 2015 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Register-Herald, October 20, 2015) BECKLEY, W.Va. — A lawsuit against CSX and its subsidiary CSX Transportation resulting from February’s Mt. Carbon derailment was moved to a federal court in Huntington recently at the railroad’s request, prior to...
October 16, 2015 | CN, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, October 15, 2015) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian rail companies are slashing rates for shipping crude in their first serious effort to revive an industry rocked by the rout in global oil prices, according to shippers and terminal operators who are...
October 15, 2015 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Global News, October 14, 2015) WINNIPEG — Everyday more than 400 rail cars carry hazardous materials through the city. Including the same explosive materials that caused one of the biggest rail catastrophies in Canada. 47 people were killed in Lac Megantic,...
October 15, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Railway Age, October 14, 2015) NEW YORK — What is believed to be the largest frac sand unit train to date in North America was recently delivered by BNSF and Southwestern Railroad to Rangeland Energy’s RIO Hub near Loving, N.Mex. The RIO Hub is part of...
October 14, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Casper Star Tribune, October 13, 2015) CASPER, Wyo. — A Houston company has bought the Casper Crude to Rail facility for $225 million. The sale comes nearly one year after Granite Peak Group, a Casper-based development company, completed the facility for a...
