Repost from The Richmond Standard Here’s what we know so far about the derailed train off Richmond Parkway December 3, 2014 by Mike Aldax Richmond Standard reader Koa Phan sent us the above photo of a derailed train off Richmond Parkway, an incident that hasn’t been publicly reported. The reader said the derailment occurred where … Continue reading Train derails in Richmond CA, incident not reported
Repost from Bloomberg News [Editor: See also the Earthjustice press release, “Groups Bring New Legal Action for Federal Ban of Dangerous Oil Tank Rail Cars”. Here is the December 2 Petition. Here is the original July 15 Petition. – RS] U.S. Sued Over Refusal to Ban Older Rail Cars for Crude By Andrew Zajac, Dec 2, … Continue reading U.S. Sued Over Refusal to Ban Older Rail Cars for Crude
Repost from Chico Enterprise-Record Editorial: Train derailment in canyon a cautionary tale 11/29/14 When a train derailed in the Feather River Canyon above Belden on Tuesday and dropped tons of corn in the river, it was natural to chuckle uneasily that it was only corn. Nobody was injured, no animals died, the river’s ecosystem will … Continue reading Chico editorial: Train derailment in canyon a cautionary tale
Repost from The Center For Biological Diversity [Editor: Download the 11-page petition here. – RS] For Immediate Release, November 25, 2014 Contact: Jared Margolis, Center for Biological Diversity, (971) 717-6404, JMargolis@biologicaldiversity.org Leah Rae, Riverkeeper, (914) 478-4501 x 238, LRae@riverkeeper.org Petition Seeks to Limit Length, Weight of Oil and Hazardous Material Trains to Prevent More … Continue reading Petition Seeks to Limit Length, Weight of Oil and Hazardous Material Trains to Prevent More Derailments