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Crude By Rail, Hazmat notification, Rail routing, Rail Safety, Train inspection, Train length, Train speed

Federal Emergency Order 28, Safety Advisory 2013-06, hazardous materials safety, action plan

Repost from Federal Railroad Administration Editor:  See links to original April 17 documents below.  (These, and dditional orders going back to September 2012 can be viewed here.)  – RS] Policy and Guidance Safety Action Plan for Hazardous Materials Safety Federal Railroad Administration’s Action Plan for the Safe Transportation of Energy Products (STEP) In response to … Continue reading Federal Emergency Order 28, Safety Advisory 2013-06, hazardous materials safety, action plan →

Emergency Readiness & Response, Hazmat notification, Tank car design, Tank car retirement

Benicia Herald: Rep. pens crude-by-rail safety bill

Repost from The Benicia Herald Rep. pens crude-by-rail safety bill ■ Mike Thompson: Recent accidents show need for ‘robust’ action By Donna Beth Weilenman, April 15, 2015  U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, the Napa Democrat who represents Benicia in the House, has introduced the Crude-by-Rail Safety Act he co-authored to establish comprehensive safety security standards for transporting … Continue reading Benicia Herald: Rep. pens crude-by-rail safety bill →

Crude By Rail, Derailment, DOT-111, Explosion, Federal Regulation (U.S.), Fire, Hazmat notification, Tank car retirement, Volatility

House bill seeks ban on DOT-111 tank cars for oil trains

Repost from McClatchyDC News [Editor:   Read the bill on Rep. McDermott’s website.  Track the bill on GovTrac.us.   Authenticated version of the bill is here.    Co-sponsors of the bill include Representatives Jim McDermott (WA-7), Doris Matsui (CA-6), Ron Kind (WI-3), Nita Lowey (NY-17) and Mike Thompson (CA-5).  A similar version of this legislation was filed in the … Continue reading House bill seeks ban on DOT-111 tank cars for oil trains →

Bakken Crude, Barge transport, Bridge safety, Crude By Rail, Environmental review, Local Regulation, Marine transport, State regulation, Tar sands crude

All-Republican NY county unanimous in opposing Bakken oil trains and barges along Hudson River

Repost from the Philipstown.info, Cold Spring & Philipstown NY Putnam Legislature Opposes Oil Trains, MTA Tax By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, April 14, 2015 With little ado, the Putnam County Legislature last Wednesday (April 8) opposed two train-transit practices, one involving freight traffic — the unsafe shipping of incendiary crude oil along the Hudson River; and … Continue reading All-Republican NY county unanimous in opposing Bakken oil trains and barges along Hudson River →