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Federal Regulation (U.S.), Oil stabilization, Positive Train Control, Rail inspection, Tank car retirement, Tank car retrofit, Train speed

Rules on oil train, pipeline safety not moving fast enough, lawmakers say

Repost from The Tri-City Herald Rules on oil train, pipeline safety not moving fast enough, lawmakers say By Curtis Tate, McClatchy Washington Bureau, April 14, 2015 A chorus of lawmakers expressed frustration Tuesday with the delays in approving and implementing various regulations related to the movement of hazardous materials by rail and pipeline. The acting … Continue reading Rules on oil train, pipeline safety not moving fast enough, lawmakers say →

Crude By Rail, DOT-111, Ethanol, Federal Regulation (U.S.), National Transportation Safety Board, Oil Industry, Tank car retirement, Tank car retrofit

NTSB: Equip oil trains with fire protection within 5 years

Repost from McClatchyDC [Editor:   Bloomberg adds coverage of NTSB comments on the inadequacies of the CPC-1232 tank cars.  – RS] NTSB: Equip oil trains with fire protection within 5 years By Curtis Tate, McClatchy Washington Bureau, April 6, 2015 The National Transportation Safety Board on Monday called for the nation’s fleet of railroad tank cars … Continue reading NTSB: Equip oil trains with fire protection within 5 years →

Bakken Crude, Crude By Rail, Derailment, Explosion, Fire, Keystone XL, Oil spill, Rail routing, Tar sands crude

Federal data: Not many oil trains for Keystone XL to displace

Repost from McClatchyDC News Federal data: Not many oil trains for Keystone XL to displace By Curtis Tate, McClatchy Washington Bureau, April 2, 2015  New data on crude oil shipments by rail released by the Department of Energy this week show that there are relatively few oil trains taking the path of the controversial proposed … Continue reading Federal data: Not many oil trains for Keystone XL to displace →

Bakken Crude, CPC-1232, Crude By Rail, Derailment, DOT-111, Emergency Readiness & Response, Explosion, Tank car design, Track maintenance, Train braking systems, Train speed

Fixing railroad tank cars gains traction after recent derailments

Repost from McClatchyDC News Fixing railroad tank cars gains traction after recent derailments By Curtis Tate, McClatchy Washington Bureau, March 30, 2015 WASHINGTON — While some government and industry officials have repeatedly said there’s no silver bullet to improve the safety of oil trains, a persistent problem runs through every new derailment: the tank cars. … Continue reading Fixing railroad tank cars gains traction after recent derailments →