October 9, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: World Oil, October 8, 2015) HOUSTON — U.S. Silica Holdings has announced the delivery of a record-breaking 150-car unit train carrying over 16,500 tons of U.S. Silica White frac sand from Ottawa, IL, to a transload facility serving the Permian basin. The sand...
October 9, 2015 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: New York Times, October 9, 2015) NEW YORK — Federal authorities plan to detail new rail-track standards on Friday after finding that a broken rail caused an oil train to derail this year in West Virginia. Full story: New York Times
October 8, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, October 7, 2015) MONTREAL — Canadian Pacific Railway is willing to drop its appeal of the $450-million settlement fund for victims of the Lac-Megantic tragedy if it is granted certain legal protections, lawyers said Tuesday. Full story: CTV...
October 7, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune, October 6, 2015) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — More Bakken oil trains are entering the Twin Cities via the western suburbs, a route that sends an increasing amount of the hazardous cargo through downtown Minneapolis. Full story: Minneapolis...
October 7, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Los Angeles Times, October 7, 2015) LOS ANGELES — Track problems were blamed on 59% of recent oil crashes, more than double the rate for all types of freight train accidents, according to a Los Angeles Times analysis of accident reports. Investigators and...
October 6, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, October 6, 2015) NEW YORK — When U.S. regulators adopted new rules last May to make hauling crude by rail safer, shippers anticipated relatively moderate costs and adjustments while rail tank car makers geared up for a retrofitting bonanza. It has...
September 29, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, September 28, 2015) OLYMPIA, WASH. It could be many more months before cities, counties and fire departments get advanced notice of when an oil train is coming through their communities. The Daily Herald reports that such oil train...
September 29, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Platts, September 29, 2015) NEW YORK — Pipelines are chasing crude-by-rail shipments out of most US markets, but the Bakken-to-Atlantic-Coast route has managed to keep a hold on its market share, making the spread between domestic and international crudes...
September 28, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, September 24, 2015) NEW YORK — Final confirmation of a $338 million settlement for victims of an oil train derailment that claimed 47 lives in Quebec was delayed Thursday to give the lone party that opposes the plan additional time to reach...
September 28, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: USA Today, September 25, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An ethanol train derailment outside of Scotland, S.D., involved tank cars at the center of several accidents in recent years, casting more attention on stricter federal regulations being rolled out to reduce...
