Editor: I have never seen an upsurge in media coverage like this. There may be a national consensus forming that oil trains are disasters in waiting. There are simply too many stories “out there” to post them all. Here is a summary of many of the best NEW stories (as of late 2/19/15) from media outlets across the country. ALL are important and worthy of your attention. – RS
- Fires still burn, probe underway into oil train derailment The State – The wreckage of an oil train derailment in Mount Carbon, W.Va., still … Last April, a train carrying crude oil also from North Dakota’s Bakken shale ..
- W. Va. oil train explosion has N.J. raising concerns over rail safety – NJ.com
- ‘Pipe bombs on wheels?’ Activists, legislators call for increased rail safety for Bakken crude oil trains – NJ.com
- Horrific Oil Train Derailment in W. Va. Raises Questions: Can it Happen Here in Jersey? newjerseynewsroom.com – Because oil from the Bakken Shale formation is much more flammable than other types of crude oil, it is more prone to ignite during a train derailment.
- Md. lawmakers call for crude oil risk assessment, more railroad transparency Baltimore Sun – The volatile Bakken crude, often kept under pressure, has exploded in several … Lam called Monday’s derailment of a CSX crude oil train during a …
- Train derailment fuels debate over Keystone, oil pipeline safety FOX 9 News – In addition to the accident Monday in southern West Virginia, two other … All four trains were carrying crude oil from the Plains States’ oil rich Bakken …
- Oil trains on Pa. tracks getting more scrutiny after W. Va. explosion StateImpact Pennsylvania – The fiery oil train derailment in West Virginia on President’s Day, which forced the evacuation of nearby residents and sent Bakken crude into the …
- A Sense of Déjà Vu All Over Again Lynchburg News and Advance – More than 30,000 gallons of Bakken shale crude oil from North Dakota. On Monday, one of those CSX train derailed. In a huge explosion, more than …
- Oil and Water Don’t Mix — Add trains and it’s a disaster waiting to happen Environmental Working Group (blog) – When I heard earlier this week that a train carrying crude oil had derailed and exploded in flames near the West Virginia town of Mount Carbon, I had a …
- Another derailed oil train, another disaster as Congress shills for industry. Monterey County Weekly – Punctured rail cars caught fire and spilled ethanol into the Mississippi River. (Editor’s note: On Feb. 16, a 109-car delivery of crude oil derailed in West …
- Indianapolis Fire Department firefighter recalls Bakken crude oil fire as ‘intense’ WISH-TV – He’s referring to the heat from a Bakken crude oil fire, which is earning national attention this week following a fiery train derailment in West Virginia.
- Smoldering aftermath: Leaders call for tougher rail safety rules after Bakken crude train derails – Dickinson Press, Dickinson ND Reuters WASHINGTON — A fiery oil train derailment in West Virginia this week exposes lax safety standards and strengthens the case for tougher U.S. rules governing such shipments, safety advocates said on Tuesday….
- Hell on rails: West Virginia burning after crude oil train derailment People’s World “A CSX train, hauling 107 tank car loads of Bakken Shale crude oil from North Dakota to a transportation terminal in Yorktown, Virginia, derailed in …