Although Burlington Northern Santa Fe has improved the safety of oil trains, a Spokane Valley fire official says firefighters would be “extremely challenged” to respond to a significant event. Deputy Chief Andy Hail told a state hearing Tuesday night in …
A public forum is planned to discuss oil train safety in the eastern Adirondacks and Champlain Valley, N.Y. The forum Thursday evening in Plattsburgh will include emergency services directors, federal spill-response officials, environmental groups, lake ecologists and advocates for healthy …
Residents along the Columbia River want regulators to reject plans for what would be the Pacific Northwest’s largest crude oil train terminal – the proposed destination for at least four oil trains a day, each more than a mile long. …
Responding to a series of fiery train derailments, federal regulators said Wednesday they will propose that trains transporting crude oil have at least two-man crews and requirements aimed at preventing parked train cars from coming loose and causing an accident …
U.S. transportation officials rebuked the oil industry Friday for not giving up information regulators say they need to gauge the danger of moving crude by rail, after several accidents highlighted the explosive properties of fuel from the booming oil shale …
Many oil-by-rail shipments will slow down through urban areas and track inspections will increase on high-traffic areas in response to a string of fiery derailments in the last several months, the American Association of Railroads said on Friday. The rail …
A Canadian government-backed review of the type of rail car involved in last year’s deadly Lac-Megantic crash found that industry, regulators and shippers could do more to ensure the safety of the cars that carry crude across North America. The …
Concerned about safety, the City Council has ordered more studies of oil trains from the Bakken shale fields that pass through downtown Spokane, Wash. The council unanimously passed a resolution on Monday asking state and federal officials to more closely …
The town of Durham, N.H., is asking a railway that that transports oil through the community for reassurances about safety precautions and a description of the type of oil being transported. Durham Town Administrator Todd Selig wrote a letter to …