Sacramento Bee – Report minimizes risk from oil trains through Roseville, Sacramento

Repost from The Sacramento Bee Report minimizes risk from oil trains through Roseville, Sacramento By Tony Bizjak and Curtis Tate The Sacramento Bee   |  Jun. 17, 2014 A much-anticipated report released Tuesday offered new details and some controversial safety conclusions about a Bay Area oil company’s plan to run crude-oil trains daily through Roseville and … Continue reading Sacramento Bee – Report minimizes risk from oil trains through Roseville, Sacramento

Non-pressurized DOT-111A tank cars known unsafe for decades

Repost from McClatchyDC [Editor: The following influential report, published 1/27/14, was referenced in Rachel Maddow’s magnificent 5/14/14 expose on the decades of inaction on DOT-111 tank cars by the US Department of Transportation.  The Benicia Independent has published other reports by McClatchy’s Curtis Tate, but we had been unaware of this incredible – and timely … Continue reading Non-pressurized DOT-111A tank cars known unsafe for decades

Crude trains: risky bridge conditions

Repost from The Sacramento Bee [Editor: This is an excellent analysis of refinery benefits and risks, including commentary on the aging bridges used by oil tanker trains.  – RS] Crude oil trains revive Philadelphia refineries but deliver new risks By Curtis Tate McClatchy Washington Bureau Monday, Apr. 7, 2014 Chunks of concrete are falling off … Continue reading Crude trains: risky bridge conditions

Sacramento Bee editorial calls for delay in crude by rail

Repost from The Sacramento Bee Editorial: Oil trains require more safety and scrutiny By the Editorial Board Published: Thursday, Apr.  3, 2014 Randall Benton /  A tanker truck drives past train cars containing crude oil at McClellan Park. Until recently, local officials didn’t know the site was being used for oil transfers. You’d think that … Continue reading Sacramento Bee editorial calls for delay in crude by rail