Repost from The Martinez Gazette Martinez Environmental Group: Do you like trains a lot? By Guy Cooper, September 14, 2014 Hope you like trains a lot. (Kudos to the Fugs, 1965!) I just did a presentation as part of the Martinez Environmental Group Community Forum held here in town Sept. 8. My focus was on … Continue reading Guy Cooper: I hope you like trains a lot…
Repost from The Contra Costa Times [Editor: The issue of bridge safety is important here in Benicia for two reasons. Locally, we understand that Valero’s proposed oil trains would roll PAST the refinery in order to back into the offloading racks, thus coming to a stop near enough to the Benicia-Martinez bridge that, in the … Continue reading Crude-by-rail: One federal inspector oversees all California’s railroad bridges, no state oversight
Repost from Reuters [Editor: Significant quote: “The company can ship railed-in crude Alon doesn’t process to other refiners via pipeline.” Presumably this would be a Benicia Valero alternative to receiving direct rail shipments of Bakken crude? – RS] Alon USA Energy’s California oil-by-rail project approved By Kristen Hays, September 9, 2014 The first substantial oil-by-rail … Continue reading Kern County approves California’s first big oil train project
Repost from The Vallejo Times-Herald [Editor: Here’s the story on the derailed train engines last Sunday. Thanks to Jim Kirchhoffer for spotting it and bringing it to our attention. Tony Burchyns of the Vallejo Times-Herald did an excellent job of investigative reporting (see below). Tony’s article set the accident in context, providing background on the … Continue reading Union Pacific investigates Benicia derailment
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