Oil trains crowd out grain shipments to NW ports
Seattle Times July 26, 2014
As oil trains hauling North Dakota crude delay
rail transport of grain to Pacific Northwest ports, the prospect of
growing fossil-fuel traffic has some fearing that such shipping
disruptions will become a long-term problem impeding exports and the
regional economy.....
Oregon Oil Train Safety Report Calls For More Rail Inspectors, Fees
Daily Astorian July 26, 2014
A statewide rail safety report released today identifies gaps in the resources Oregon needs to prevent and respond to an oil train derailment.
The report, ordered by Gov. John Kitzhaber in February, calls for more rail safety personnel and more funds to pay for training emergency responders for an oil train derailment. To help pay for both of those needs, the report recommends charging fees for transporting crude oil by rail through the state.....
Proposed rail transportation safety rules will impact ethanol industry
Last week the U.S. Department of Transportation released details of its rulemaking proposal to improve the safe transportation of large quantities of flammable materials by rail — particularly crude oil and ethanol.,,,
.... Dinneen expressed concern that the rule paints with too broad a brush and fails to distinguish between products with an admirable safety record — ethanol — and those for which legitimate and serious concerns have been raised — highly volatile crude oil from the Bakken.....
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