July 28, 2015 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: www.nj.com, July 27, 2015) HAWTHORN, N.J. — The CSX railway company plans this summer to replace the wooden deck of an 86-year-old bridge that carries trains hauling millions of gallons of crude oil over the Oradell Reservoir, the Record reported. Full story:...
July 28, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Globe and Mail, July 27, 2015) MONTREAL — The $430-million settlement fund in the Lac-Mégantic train disaster is illegal because the Quebec judge who approved it did not have the authority to do so, Canadian Pacific Railway said in its official leave for...
July 24, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: DeSmog Blog, July 23, 2015) NEW YORK — Roosevelt County chief deputy sheriff Corey Reum was one of the first responders to the recent Bakken oil train derailment in Montana, a few miles from the North Dakota border. Full story:...
July 23, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, July 23, 2015) ALBANY, N.Y. — New York officials say another round of inspections of tank cars and tracks carrying crude oil has found 62 defects, including one requiring an immediate fix. Statewide, inspectors report examining 524 tank...
July 23, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Lincoln Journal Star, July 22, 2015) LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska will continue to make public information railroads submit on Bakken oil train traffic within its borders after U.S. Department of Transportation warned railroads that they must continue to notify...
July 23, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Minnesota Public Radio, July 23, 2015) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — More than 330 railroad bridges pass over freeways, highways and streets in Minnesota, and last year state and local inspectors determined that one in five of those was structurally deficient. Full...
July 23, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, July 22, 2015) MONTREAL — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. has filed for permission to appeal a judge’s ruling in relation to the $430-million settlement fund for victims and creditors of the Lac-Megantic train derailment, according to court...
July 23, 2015 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Knoxville News Sentinel, July 22, 2015) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A class-action lawsuit seeking more than $5 million in damages has been filed in federal court on behalf of four Maryville residents who were among the 5,000 people evacuated during the CSX train...
July 23, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, July 22, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Republicans have backed away from a controversial proposal that would have repealed a new federal safety rule requiring oil trains to be equipped with advanced new braking systems. Full story:...
July 22, 2015 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Globe and Mail, July 20, 2015) OTTAWA — When Don Ross drove his rental car down the steep road toward Lac-Mégantic, the first thing he noticed was the thick blanket of smoke that had gathered just above the small Quebec town. Full story: Globe and...
