Repost from The Columbian Rail groups push feds to drop Bakken oil rule Transportation says notifying safety officials reasonable By Curtis Tate, Tribune News Service, October 6, 2014 WASHINGTON — Two railroad industry trade groups have quietly asked the U.S. Department of Transportation to drop its requirement that rail carriers transporting large volumes of Bakken … Continue reading Rail groups push feds to drop Bakken oil rule
Repost from The Chicago Tribune Chicago City Council approves resolution targeting crude oil train shipments By Richard Wronski, September 9, 2014 A joint Chicago City Council committee approved a resolution today calling on the federal government to impose more stringent restrictions on the shipments of crude oil by train than were proposed in July by … Continue reading Chicago City Council approves resolution targeting crude oil train shipments
Repost from McClatchy DC [Editor: Ok, imagine California, think about the single line of tracks between Sacramento and Benicia, envision two 50-car Union Pacific oil trains heading west each day full, and returning empty each day…and then consider taking a ride on Amtrak on that same line. Oh, and don’t forget that neither the cities … Continue reading Crude oil trains mixing it up with commuter trains
Repost from McClatchy DC [Editor: This report by Curtis Tate is one of many reports on the Canadian investigation into the Lac-Megantic derailment and explosion. See also Desmogblog on ‘Cost cutting,’ this CNN report, ’18 Errors‘, and Business Week, ‘Law Firms react.’ – RS] ‘Weak safety culture’ faulted in fatal Quebec train derailment, fire By … Continue reading ‘Weak safety culture’ faulted in fatal Quebec train derailment, fire