The Obama administration plans to propose train speed limits and studier rail tank cars as part of a set of new rules designed to reduce the risks of hauling crude oil, two people familiar with the plan said. The draft …
Nebraska officials have refused to disclose the details of crude oil shipments railroads haul through the state. The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency says it plans to keep the information railroads provided confidential. Officials say the information is proprietary and releasing …
A new Minnesota law aims to protect the state from hazards created by increasing amounts of oil passing through Minnesota by rail and pipeline. Gov. Mark Dayton signed the bill Tuesday. The law requires railroad and oil pipeline companies operating …
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 …
Six train cars that derailed on a Philadelphia bridge this week carried the same type of flammable crude that exploded in a small Canadian town, killing 47 people. Although no oil spilled and no one was hurt, the CSX derailment …