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Crude By Rail, Derailment, DOT-111, Emergency Readiness & Response, Santa Maria Refinery

San Jose State’s Spartan Daily on last week’s derailment: University is in potential impact zone

Repost from The Spartan Daily at San Jose State University [Quote: “Last Wednesday a Union Pacific train pulling empty gravel cars derailed near Taylor and Seventh streets in Japantown. There were no injuries, but stalled traffic forced public transit to reroute, according to a report by NBC Bay Area.”   Editor:  See also the NBC report.  … Continue reading San Jose State’s Spartan Daily on last week’s derailment: University is in potential impact zone →

Association of American Railroads, BNSF Railway, California Attorney General Kamala Harris, California Regulation, Crude By Rail, Union Pacific Railroad

Railroads file suit against state of California

Repost from The Sacramento Bee [Editor’s UPDATE: Download the complaint here.  – RS]  Railroads say California lacks authority to impose safety rules on oil shipments By Tony Bizjak and Curtis Tate, Oct. 8, 2014 The battle over crude oil trains in California intensified this week, reaching into the legal sphere with potential national repercussions. The state’s … Continue reading Railroads file suit against state of California →

Bakken Crude, Crude By Rail, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Hazmat notification

Amtrak provides crude oil train details states had withheld

Repost from McClatchyDC [Editor: The author notes that this method of obtaining information on transport of crude by rail “only worked in the few places where Amtrak owns or controls track over which freight trains operate.”  – RS] Amtrak provides crude oil train details states had withheld By Curtis Tate, McClatchy Washington Bureau, August 4, … Continue reading Amtrak provides crude oil train details states had withheld →

Bakken Crude, Emergency Readiness & Response, Explosion, Fire, Tar sands crude

Oil train fires require SWAT teams, veteran firefighters tell states

Repost from The Island Packet, Beaufort, SC Oil train fires require SWAT teams, veteran firefighters tell states By Curtis Tate  |  McClatchy Washington Bureau  |  June 17, 2014 HARRISBURG, Pa. — A pair of Texans with decades of firefighting experience is encouraging state and local government leaders to consider establishing SWAT-like response teams for crude … Continue reading Oil train fires require SWAT teams, veteran firefighters tell states →