Posts by William Wallace
House Dems introduce train safety bill after deadly Amtrak crash
(Source: The Hill, January 11, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Democrats on Thursday introduced legislation meant to accelerate the implementation of a key train safety feature, a move that follows December’s deadly Amtrak derailment in Washington state. Full story: The Hill Friday, January 12, 2018
Read MoreNTSB releases probable cause of 2015 oil train derailment at Heimdal, N.D.
(Source: Forum News Service, January 11, 2018) HEIMDAL, N.D. — The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final accident report and safety recommendations nearly three years after a fiery oil tanker train crash in north-central North Dakota that spilled 96,400 gallons of crude oil in the area. Full story: Duluth News Tribune Friday, January 12,…
Read MoreBNSF offers new rail service at Port of Portland
(Source: Progressive Railroading 01/08/2018) BNSF Railway Co. and the Port of Portland have begun offering a new service at Terminal 6 that enables shippers to move their products on a rail shuttle to the Puget Sound ports. The new partnership will move containers between Portland and Seattle/Tacoma, where goods can be loaded onto ocean carriers. The rail service…
Read MoreCrude oil shipments from Canada to U.S. to jump 60% in 2018
(Source: Reuters, January 5, 2018) HOUSTON — Canadian crude shipments to the United States by rail could rise more than 60 percent this year on demand by Gulf Coast refiners for the heavy crudes and the wide differential between Canadian grades and the U.S. benchmark. Full story: Reuters Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Read MoreFRA proposes delay in safety training requirements
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 9, 2018) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has proposed delaying by an additional year the dates for railroads to comply with certain safety training requirements in the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, according to a recent notice in the Federal Register. Full story: Progressive Railroading Wednesday, January 10, 2018
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