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Canadian government revises freight rail safety rules
The revised rules under the Railway Safety Act address winter operations of higher-risk key trains.
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What Keystone pipeline cancellation means for crude-by-rail
Plans to halt construction of the Keystone XL pipeline will likely mean more crude oil volumes being shipped by rail. But how much more will…
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News Alert: BNSF crude train derails in Washington state (updated)
Initial reports reveal seven tank cars derailed in Washington state and two were on fire, said.
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Social risk trumps financial risk for Canadian crude-by-rail
Canadian Pacific, CN, and the Canadian government are taking steps to ease the social and reputational risks, according to a Monday report by Moody’s Investors…
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Drilling Deep: Trucking got big money from PPP; what will be the impact?
With the release of the identities of the biggest recipients of money under the Paycheck Protection Program, reviewing all the names of those who got…
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US law trumps Washington state’s crude-by-rail restrictions, federal agency finds
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has determined that existing federal laws preempt a state law that restricted the rail transport of crude oils…
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Departments of Transportation, Energy wary of setting new crude-by-rail rules
The agencies’ report, which uses findings from Sandia National Laboratories, says a crude oil’s vapor pressure shouldn’t factor into deciding whether certain types of crude…
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Broken rail as possible cause of Canadian crude train derailments
Investigators with the Transportation Safety Board are urging Transport Canada to consider revising track maintenance regulations since broken rail is appearing as a possible cause…
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Transport Canada issues new speed restrictions for trains hauling dangerous goods
The new orders require “higher-risk key trains” to slow down their speed in the wintertime.
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Commentary: Railroad tank cars take a hit
Jim Blaze looks at the declining need for railroad tank cars. Why is this happening and what's next?
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