Trump Safety Regulator Blocks Washington State’s Crude Oil Train Rules May 13, 2020 By Valerie Volcovici The U.S. pipeline regulator late on Monday blocked an effort by Washington state to tighten vapor pressure restrictions on the...
Railroads Resist Oil Companies’ Demands for Storage in Rail Cars Citing Safety Concerns April 13, 2020 By Devika Krishna Kumar and Laura Sanicola Railroads are clamping down on rising demand from oil companies to store crude in rail cars due to safety concerns,...
Mississippi Railroad Reopened After Weekend Crude Oil Train Collision May 3, 2017 Canadian National Railway Co. has reopened a Mississippi railroad after two southbound trains collided Sunday, sparking a fire. The Greenwood...
Transport Company Updates Public on West Virginia Oil Train Crash Cleanup July 27, 2015 By John Raby CSX is continuing to closely monitor the environmental impact of a fiery oil-train derailment in southern West Virginia, a spokeswoman...
Derailed Canadian National Train Carrying Crude Oil Is Still Burning March 9, 2015 By Jeffrey Hodgson A Canadian National Railway Co. train carrying crude oil that derailed near the northern Ontario community of Gogama early on...
Calls for Safety Upgrades Follow West Virginia Oil Train Crash February 18, 2015 By Patrick Rucker A fiery oil train derailment in West Virginia this week exposes lax safety standards and strengthens the case for tougher...
Oil, Railroad Industries Oppose New Federal Oil Train Safety Rules October 2, 2014 By Jim Snyder Proposed federal rules to make hauling crude oil by rail safer and avoid fiery wrecks would drive up costs and...
N.Y. Gov. Orders Agencies to Review Emergency Response Plans for Oil Trains January 29, 2014 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday ordered state agencies to review and update emergency response plans for rail shipments...
Oil Train Catastrophe Risk Weighs on Insurers: Kemp January 28, 2014 By John Kemp In the event of a mass-casualty accident involving the derailment of a crude-carrying train in a densely populated urban area,...
Crude Oil Train in North Dakota Catches Fire After Derailing December 31, 2013 By Konstantin Rozhnov and Lynn Doan A BNSF Railway Co. train carrying oil caught fire after a collision with railcars in North Dakota, causing a series...