July 22, 2015 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, July 21, 2015) GLEN FERRIS, W.Va. — CSX is continuing to closely monitor the environmental impact of a fiery oil-train derailment in southern West Virginia, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. The company held a public informational meeting that...
July 22, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, July 17, 2015) MONTREAL — Two years after one of the deadliest train derailments in Canadian history claimed 47 lives and destroyed much of the town centre, a recent third-party inspection has apparently found the condition of the tracks near...
July 22, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: DeSmog Blog, July 22, 2015) NEW YORK — As documented on DeSmog, the new oil-by-rail regulations contain major concessions to the oil and rail industries as the result of relentless lobbying during the rulemaking process. One logical safety measure that the...
July 22, 2015 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, July 22, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today sent a letter again instructing railroads transporting crude oil that they must continue to notify State Emergency Response...
July 22, 2015 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: McClatchy News Service, July 22, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation warned railroads that they must continue to notify states of large crude oil shipments after several states reported not getting updated information for as long as...
July 21, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, July 14, 2015) BISMARCK, N.D. — Delays in Amtrak service and agricultural product shipping have eased across the Upper Midwest in part because weak oil prices have prompted a drilling slowdown in North Dakota, officials say. Full story:...
July 21, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Grand Forks Herald, July 17, 2015) CULBERTSON, Mont. — Emergency responders who handled two train derailments in a week in the same northeastern Montana county say they’re relieved no one was hurt and no fires resulted from either incident. Full story: Grand...
July 21, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train, Railroad Security
(Source: DeSmog Blog, July 18, 2015) NEW YORK — A document marked “Confidential” and published last year by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (on July 18, 2014) concluded that “environmental extremists” could target oil-by-rail routes. But the Bureau also concedes...
July 14, 2015 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Grand Forks Herald, July 14, 2015) GRAND FORKS, N.D. — With safety concerns surrounding increased rail traffic and Bakken crude oil, state and city officials are looking at Grand Forks for a possible new emergency response training center—the second of its...
July 14, 2015 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: CBC News, July 13, 2015) MONTREAL — A Quebec judge has rejected Canadian Pacific Railway’s challenge of a court settlement aimed at compensating residents of Lac-Mégantic. Full story: CBC News
