Protesters dress in hazmat suits at Capitol in Albany, NY

Repost from The Albany Times Union, Capitol Confidential Environmentalists decry ‘death trains’  April 15, 2014 by Rick Karlin, Capitol bureau It sounded a bit like a rehearsal with lots of run-throughs of songs Tuesday, but environmentalists concerned about all the oil trains going to the Port of Albany, along with the possibility of more to … Continue reading Protesters dress in hazmat suits at Capitol in Albany, NY

Albany NY – crude by rail CROSSROADS

Repost from the New York Times Bakken Crude, Rolling Through Albany By JAD MOUAWAD FEB. 27, 2014 Rail tanker cars roll through Albany on their way to the port. Credit: Stewart Cairns for The New York Times ALBANY — On a clear December morning two years ago, a 600-foot oceangoing oil tanker called the Stena Primorsk … Continue reading Albany NY – crude by rail CROSSROADS

Cities Grapple With Oil-Train Safety

Repost from The Wall Street Journal Recent Derailments Raise Concerns Over North Dakota Crude Traveling by Rail Through Cities By RUSSELL GOLD and LYNN COOK Jan. 14, 2014 11:02 p.m. ET Every day, a train more than a mile long travels alongside a highway in Albany, N.Y., a half-mile from the state capitol building and even … Continue reading Cities Grapple With Oil-Train Safety