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,...
Thousands of Safer Ethanol Rail Tank Cars Sit Idle: Reuters March 17, 2017 By Chris Prentice and Jarrett Renshaw While crossing a small wooden bridge in northwestern Iowa last Thursday, 20 rail tank cars in a mile-long train transporting...
Buffett’s BNSF Railway Considering Safer Oil Tank Cars January 11, 2015 By Jim Snyder BNSF Railway Co., the railroad owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., is reconsidering a plan to buy 5,000 oil-tank...