Archive for May 25, 2017
States push for stronger oil train limits
(Source: The Hill website, By Devin Henry 05/22/17) Several state attorneys general are asking federal regulators to strengthen rules on trains transporting crude oil. The six attorneys general, led by New York’s Eric Schneiderman, filed comments with regulators Monday insisting the government set a more stringent limit on the volatility of oil that trains are allowed…
Read MoreAAR: Rail traffic up 5.5 percent over 2016 for week ending May 20
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, May 24, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 20, 2017. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 534,922 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.5 percent compared with the same week last year.…
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