August 13, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Globe and Mail, August 13, 2015) TORONTO — Oil shipments by rail are 4 1/2 times more likely to have a spill or incident than those pumped through a pipeline, says a report from the Fraser Institute, which examined data from Canada’s Transportation Safety...
August 11, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, August 10, 2015) AUBURNDALE, Wisc. — Neighbors living near railroad tracks in Wisconsin are becoming increasingly concerned about long train blockages since an increase in sand and oil shipments have caused them to grow into a frequent and...
August 11, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bakken.com, August 11, 2015) FARGO, N.D. — The Midwest has become a net shipper of crude oil, reports the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Due to increased rail shipments and pipeline reversals, the Midwest region now ships out more crude oil than it...
August 11, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: InForum, August 10, 2015) BISMARCK, N.D. — A manager for the railroad involved in two fiery oil train derailments in North Dakota during the past two years has been hired as the first track inspector for a new state-run rail safety program. Full story:...
August 11, 2015 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: DeSmog Blog, August 9, 2015) NEW YORK — It’s no secret that the oil and rail industries lobbied the Obama Administration heavily during the creation of new oil-by-rail regulations released this past May, with lobbyists reportedly not even taking a break the...
August 7, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Houston Chronicle, August 6, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — More can be done to boost the safety of moving oil by rail by focusing on the tracks themselves, according to a white paper released Thursday by a group promoting infrastructure investments. New rules...
August 5, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Grand Forks Herald, August 3, 2015) WILLISTON, N.D. — As six members of Congress rode the rails in northwest North Dakota on Monday to learn more about how Bakken crude is produced and transported, the topic hit especially close to home for one in the group....
August 5, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, August 4, 2015) VANCOUVER, Wash. — Environmentalists opposed to the construction of the nation’s largest oil-by-rail terminal on the Columbia River in Vancouver say it could be a “game-changer” that two federal agencies have recently...
August 4, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Editorial in the Bergen Record, August 4, 2015) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — The sketchy information New Jersey residents have found out about the trains has been put together only from data released by other states. The thousands of people living near where the oil...
August 4, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: InForum editorial, August 4, 2015) FARGO, N.D. — Despite the Legislature’s reluctance to fully fund the initiative, the program will get started. It’s not yet enough, but it’s a step in the right direction. Full story:...
