U.S. officials call for more safety for oil by rail
The changes proposed are all voluntary.
View ArticleKeystone opponents use rail constraints to urge pipeline’s rejection
Environmentalists are making an unusual argument in their attempt to stop the Keystone XL pipeline: that trains can’t move all the oil out of Canada.
View ArticleCrude oil rail shipments set record pace
Rail shipments of crude oil rose to 119,634 carloads in the most recent fiscal quarter, an increase of more than 10 percent over the 106,605 shipments in the comparable period last year, according to...
View ArticleTrains carrying crude in Canada to face tougher safety standards
The latest Transport Canada proposals, published online Wednesday, go beyond earlier announcements by requiring rail cars carrying crude to have thicker steel, full “head shields,” mandatory thermal...
View ArticleNorth Dakota is seeing fewer passenger and freight rail delays due to...
Rail currently accounts for about half of North Dakota crude oil shipments, down from a high of 75 percent two years ago.
View Article3 rail cars leaking crude after oil train derails in Montana
The train was pulling 106 loaded crude oil cars when it derailed close to Culbertson near the North Dakota border just after 6 p.m. MDT Thursday. The cars typically haul about 30,000 gallons of oil...
View ArticleFeds doling out millions to boost rail safety along heavy oil routes
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said the grants would "support innovative ideas and solutions developed at the local level."
View ArticleRailcar orders show biggest drop since 1980s
Railcar makers including Trinity Industries Inc. and Greenbrier Cos. could be hurt by “a moderating U.S. industrial environment that could restrain freight traffic and new car demand,” an analyst said.
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