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Canada’s Transportation Safety Board investigates crude train derailment
Accident in Saskatchewan causes 1.5 million-liter crude oil spill.
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Canada
Alberta to ease oil curtailment for crude by rail
Canadian province will allow producers to exceed limits exclusively for rail shipments to meet higher demand.
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Energy
Rail industry watches whether Alberta will encourage more crude-by-rail
Reports have been surfacing that the Alberta government could grant more crude-by-rail contracts.
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Energy
Refineries push back against Washington crude-by-rail law; IMO 2020 cited
File this one under the category of “be careful what you wish for.” In a letter to the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA)…
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More states and groups voice opinions about Washington state’s crude-by-rail law
The federal agency on hazardous materials transport has received over 4,000 comments about the law.
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Legal issues
Nebraska high court decision win for Keystone pipeline
Trucking stands to gain, rail to lose if project moves forward.
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American Shipper
Oregon senator wants railroads to alert local responders about crude-by-rail shipments
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden’s (D-Oregon) new bill would require the railroads to supply information on crude volumes to emergency responders, and it would mandate that…
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Rail
Commentary: After investor reports – what does rail freight look like for the remainder of 2019?
The Class I railroads have reported their second quarter/first-half of 2019 results. Jim Blaze writes about what may happen during the remainder of 2019.
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North Dakota reps seek federal intervention in crude-by-rail law
North Dakota’s lawmakers are fighting Washington state’s new crude-by-rail law, saying it could curtail shipments of state-produced Bakken crude oil.
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BNSF responds to Pacific Northwest legislation targeting crude-by-rail
BNSF (NYSE: BRK) says proposed rules in Oregon would make it harder for the railroad to comply with the common carrier obligation, a federal mandate…
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