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Bakken Crude, Crude By Rail, DOT-111, Federal Regulation (U.S.), Lake Champlain, Massive increase in crude-by-rail

Lake Champlain activists host oil train forum, feds in attendance

Repost from VTDigger.org Oil train forum attendees want state, federal regulators to ban leaky tankers and assess new risks News Release — Lake Champlain Committee, Sep. 2, 2014  PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – More than 120 concerned residents attended a public forum to discuss the risks of crude oil train traffic through the Adirondack Park and Champlain Valley … Continue reading Lake Champlain activists host oil train forum, feds in attendance →

Bakken Crude, Blast zone, Crude By Rail, Fracking, Hazmat notification, Massive increase in crude-by-rail, Rail routing, Tank car design, Traffic, Train braking systems, Train speed

Bill Moyers & Company: America’s Exploding Oil Train Problem

Repost from Bill Moyers & Company America’s Exploding Oil Train Problem by John Light, September 2, 2014 If you reside in the US, there’s around an eight percent chance that you live in an oil train’s blast zone. And there’s a fight going on at the state and federal levels, between monied interests and regulatory … Continue reading Bill Moyers & Company: America’s Exploding Oil Train Problem →

Bakken Crude, Crude By Rail, Federal Regulation (U.S.), Massive increase in crude-by-rail

Concerns Raised About Oil Trains In The Adirondacks

Repost from Vermont Public Radio Concerns Raised About Oil Trains In The Adirondacks By Mitch Wertlieb & Melody Bodette, August 28, 2014 Ever since the train disaster last summer at Lac Megantic, Quebec, people in our region have been taking more notice of the oil trains traversing our rails. Concerns have been raised on the … Continue reading Concerns Raised About Oil Trains In The Adirondacks →

Crude By Rail, Derailment

Union Pacific oil train derails near El Paso, no spill, no injuries

Repost from KFOX TV, El Paso TX [Editor: Apologies for commercial content on the video.  – RS] Crews work non-stop to repair Lower Valley train derailment By Stacey Welsh, August 22 2014 EL PASO, Texas — Union Pacific Railroad said crews will be working non-stop Friday to repair a Lower Valley train derailment. As KFOX14 … Continue reading Union Pacific oil train derails near El Paso, no spill, no injuries →