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BNSF Train Carrying Crude Oil Derails in North Dakota and Sparks Fire

A BNSF Railway train carrying crude oil derailed in North Dakota, setting several tank cars on fire and prompting the evacuation of nearby residents, U.S. and local authorities said. The Federal ...

Oil Train Explosions Still Likely Even With New Speed Limits in Place: Critics

New U.S. and Canadian speed limits for oil trains will do little to temper the likelihood and severity of explosive accidents that have grown in frequency over the past two years, critics of new ...

U.S. and Canada to Unveil Joint Oil Train Safety Regulations

Canada's transport minister was to be in Washington on May 1 for a joint announcement with her U.S. counterpart aimed at harmonizing safety regulations on shipping crude oil by rail, a politically ...

U.S. Regulators Advocate Oil Train Risk Reduction Measures

Oil train operators must have detailed information on hand about the possible risks of their cargo in case of an accident and perform more thorough checks before moving on the tracks, U.S. ...

U.S. Government Will Revisit Oil Train Risks

U.S. studies of oil train dangers may have underestimated the perils of volatile vapor on the tracks and officials will in future use precision instruments for more thorough tests, a Transportation ...