Tag: Train Derailment

Multi-car oil train derails in Oregon, no injuries reported

Multi-car oil train derails in Oregon, no injuries reported

Oil train derails east of Portland June 3 (Reuters) – A Union Pacific train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire outside Portland, Oregon, on Friday, forcing the closure of an interstate highway and evacuation of a school in the first rail accident involving crude in a year. Union Pacific Corp, which owns the line, said 11 […]

Bakken oil treated before shipment, fiery derailment – Hess Corp.

Bakken oil treated before shipment, fiery derailment – Hess Corp.

Bakken oil “fully in compliant with North Dakota’s crude conditioning order.” A shipment of Bakken oil involved in an explosive train derailment in North Dakota had been treated to reduce its volatility – a move that state officials suggested could have reduced the severity of the accident but won’t prevent others from occurring. Hess Corporation spokesman John […]

Bakken crude oil train derails near Illinois city of Galena, catches fire

Bakken crude oil train derails near Illinois city of Galena, catches fire

Bakken crude oil has been described as “closest thing to gasoline from the ground” A freight train loaded with Bakken crude oil derailed on Thursday, bursting into flames and prompting authorities to issue a voluntary evacuation order within 1 mile (1.6 kilometres), authorities said. The train derailed around 1:20 p.m. in a rural area where […]