Repost from CBS SF Bay Area KPIX5, KCBS Benicia Votes Against Crude Oil Train Plan September 21, 2016 11:54 AM BENICIA (KCBS) — Benicia’s city council has unanimously voted against a plan to run crude oil trains to the Valero Refinery following a four-year-long debate about the trains. Environmentalists and officials in places east of … Continue reading CBS SF BAY AREA: Benicia Votes Against Crude Oil Train Plan
Repost from the San Francisco Chronicle Benicia’s rejection of oil trains could reverberate across country By Kurtis Alexander, 9/21/16 5:11pm Benicia’s rejection of plans to bring trains filled with crude oil to Valero Corp.’s big refinery in the city was hailed Wednesday by critics of the country’s expanding oil-by-rail operations, who hope the flexing of … Continue reading SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: Benicia’s rejection of oil trains could reverberate across country
Posted with permission of the Authors [Editor: Click on this link for a PDF version with illustrations. Be patient – a large download. – RS] CRUDE-BY-RAIL: Design issues Authors: C. Bart Sullivan EE, Amir Firouz CE, SE Article 1: An Overview of the Crude-by-Rail project Preface: According to the proposed Valero crude-by-rail project, 100 rail cars a … Continue reading CRUDE-BY-RAIL: DESIGN ISSUES, by C. Bart Sullivan EE, Amir Firouz CE, SE
Repost of an E-Alert by Benicia Mayor Elizabeth Patterson, September 18, 2016 [Editor: I would expect considerable discussion on Tuesday to center on whether to continue waiting for a Surface Transportation Board response to Valero’s end run around local permitting authority. Valero has been openly urging Council to continue to delay making a decision. City staff and the Mayor … Continue reading Benicia Mayor outlines possible outcomes for City Council on Sept 20
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