June 2, 2015 | Headlines, NS, Oil Train
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 1, 2015) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Norfolk Southern Railway has outlined its safety measures that exceed federal standards in a response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s suggestion last month that the major rail carrier isn’t doing enough to curb the...
June 2, 2015 | Headlines, NS, Oil Train
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, June 1, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — Norfolk Southern Corp. touted its safety efforts in transporting crude oil in a letter to Gov. Wolf, but the railroad suggested it may file a legal challenge over some recent federal safety rules. Full...
June 2, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 30, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — Responding to congressional and public criticism, federal regulators said Friday they would not weaken rules requiring certain disclosures about trains transporting crude oil and other hazardous materials....
June 1, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train, UP
(Source: Illinois Attorney General press release, May 29, 2015) CHICAGO — Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit and a motion for preliminary injunction in Champaign County Circuit Court against Delaware-based Union Pacific Railroad Company after a...
May 29, 2015 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Railway Association of Canada press release, May 28, 2015) OTTAWA — Canada’s railways are launching their new AskRail app, aimed at providing emergency responders with real-time information about a train’s rail-car contents in the event of an...
May 29, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 28, 2015) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Shipments of crude oil from the Midwest to the East Coast declined in March for the second consecutive month, according to new data released Thursday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Full...
May 28, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, May 27, 2015) ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation says it’s stepping up air monitoring at the Port of Albany and enhancing spill response capabilities along rail corridors to reduce health and environmental...
May 28, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: De Smog Blog, May 27, 2015) CHICAGO — Today at the annual North American Rail Shippers Association, Carl Ice, president of rail company Burlington Northern Sante Fe (BNSF) had his keynote address interrupted by members of Rising Tide Chicago. The activists...
May 26, 2015 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Montreal Gazette, May 22, 2015) MONTREAL — Victims of the 2013 rail disaster in Lac-Mégantic will be consulted in the coming days on a $300-million financial settlement that is being proposed by the railway company that was involved. Full story: Montreal...
May 26, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 24, 2015) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — When crude oil arrives at a refinery in South Philadelphia or Marcus Hook or Paulsboro, the refinery must have a public plan outlining the hazards, a detailed response to possible accidents, and...
