Tag: Rail Safety
Safer oil by rail transport still can’t compete with pipeline safety
Oil by rail increased from 42,000 BBL in 2010 to almost 42 million in 2014 By Kenneth P. Green and Taylor Jackson for Troy Media On May 1, 2015, an interesting thing happened. The United States and Canada came to agreement about transporting oil and other flammable liquids. No, they did not agree to build more pipelines […]
New rail safety standards announced by US, Canada
Rail safety standards include different braking system, retrofits, new speed limits Rail tank cars used to transport crude oil and many other flammable liquids will have to be built to stronger standards to reduce the risk of a catastrophic train crash and fire, under sweeping new safety rules unveiled Friday by U.S. and Canadian transportation […]
Senators propose fee on older model oil train cars
Oil train cars fees would go to train first responders, clean spills, relocate rails U.S. senators from six states on Thursday proposed that the government charge companies a special fee to ship oil, ethanol and other flammable liquids in older railroad tank cars that have been involved in fiery explosions. The fee would start at […]
New North Dakota oil by rail car regs aimed at improving safety
North Dakota oil by rail regulations to reduce crude volatility Following a spate of explosive accidents involving North Dakota crude, the state began requiring companies on Wednesday to remove certain liquids and gases from oil before it’s loaded onto rail cars, a move industry and state regulators believe will make for safer shipments. The rules, developed […]
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