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Positive Train Control, Public safety funding, Public transit, Rail Safety

Positive Train Control – background, progress, funding

Repost from the Miami Herald Rail safety technology improvements delayed by cost, complexity Curtis Tate, McClatchy Washington Bureau, May 14, 2015 Most of the nation’s railroads will not meet a Dec. 31 deadline for installing collision-avoidance technology that could have prevented Tuesday’s deadly Amtrak crash in Philadelphia. Congress in 2008 required that railroads install positive train … Continue reading Positive Train Control – background, progress, funding →

Crude By Rail, DOT-111, Federal Regulation (U.S.), Oil Industry, Tank car retrofit, Train braking systems

Oil industry sues U.S. over train safety rules

Repost from The Fresno Bee Oil industry sues government over train safety rules By Curtis Tate, McClatchy Washington Bureau, May 12, 2015 The oil industry went to court Monday over the Obama administration’s new oil train safety rules, challenging the timeline for refitting tens of thousands of tank cars and the requirement for enhanced braking … Continue reading Oil industry sues U.S. over train safety rules →

Bakken Crude, Crude By Rail, Emergency Readiness & Response, Ethanol, Explosion, Federal Regulation (U.S.), Hazmat notification, Rail Safety

New rules on oil trains draw flak from firefighters, too

Repost from the Bellingham Herald New rules on oil trains draw flak from firefighters, too By Curtis Tate, McClatchy Washington Bureau, May 11, 2015 WASHINGTON — Lawmakers and environmental and industry groups criticized the federal government’s new safety measures for oil trains when they were announced earlier this month. Now another group has expressed disappointment … Continue reading New rules on oil trains draw flak from firefighters, too →

Bakken Crude, Crude By Rail, Disclosure of tank car contents, Federal pre-emption, Federal Regulation (U.S.), Hazmat notification

Vandalism on inactive rail line used to justify oil train secrecy

Repost from The Bellingham Herald Vandalism on inactive rail line used to justify oil train secrecy By Curtis Tate, McClatchy Washington Bureau, May 10, 2015 Part of the federal government’s justification for keeping details about oil trains secret is literally hiding in the weeds on the South Dakota prairie. Itself hidden on page 255 of … Continue reading Vandalism on inactive rail line used to justify oil train secrecy →