Benefits of Improved Brakes on Oil Trains Miscalculated by U.S. December 28, 2018 By MATTHEW BROWN President Donald Trump’s administration miscalculated the potential benefits of putting better brakes on trains that haul explosive fuels when it...
Washington Cities Hope to Block Oil Trains Through Legislation July 29, 2016 By PHUONG LE As crude oil trains began rolling through its downtown a few years ago, Spokane was among the first Washington cities...
Officials Know Little About Oil Trains Crisscrossing Kentucky September 10, 2014 Freight trains loaded with volatile crude oil crisscross seven Kentucky counties on a weekly basis, carrying loads that emergency management...
Coast Guard Issues New Rules for Oil Vessels As Spills Increase August 28, 2014 Tighter regulation of U.S. ships carrying record exports of diesel and gasoline is coming amid the worst year for oil...
Buffett’s Railway Backs Costly Oil Transport Safety Standards March 5, 2014 By Thomas Black and J. Kyle O’Donnell A push by Warren Buffett’s railroad to boost oil-shipment safety is meeting resistance from Hess Corp. and other companies that...