In the early hours of a bitter January night in 2002, a freight train derailed just west of Minot—and what followed wasn’t just a chemical disaster, but a communication failure that left a city in the dark, both literally and figuratively. As[...]
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Responders Learn Lessons From Heimdal, ND train Derailment
While no one ever wants to deal with the derailment of an oil train, last month’s accident near Heimdal was an opportunity for first responders to learn. Adam Ladwig of WDAZ News has the story. [...]Read More... from Responders Learn Lessons From[...]
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ND Railroads to Implement Positive Train Control
Postive Train Control (PTC) gives railroad administrators the ability to slow down trains without the engineer. It has vaulted to the top of the national conversation following the derailment in Philidelphia and is expected to be in place on North Dakota tracks[...]
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DOT’s Releases New Oil Train Safety Regulations, Senator Hoeven’s Comments
The U.S. Dept. of Transportation issued new rules regulating the transportation of flammable liquids by rail. The notable regulations: a timeline for replacing outdated tanker cars with newer cars, a new braking standard for certain trains, and new operational guidelines including speed[...]
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U.S., Canada Will Have Oil Train Safety Plan Friday
An official announcement will be made Friday that Canada and the U.S. have found common ground in how to manage the additional crude oil that is being shipped by rail. [...]Read More... from U.S., Canada Will Have Oil Train Safety Plan Friday
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House, Senate pass PSC budget with Rail Safety Program
Senate Bill 2008 was approved by a wide margin. It allocates more than $500k for two state funded railroad safety inspectors through 2019. These inspectors would be in addition to several federal inspectors already providing oversight in the state. [...]Read More... from[...]
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Investigators Release records of fiery Casselton derailment
The final report from federal investigators into the 2013 Casselton/BNSF train derailment has been released. Get the details on the report from AP writer Josh Funk as published on Bakken.com. [...]Read More... from Investigators Release records of fiery Casselton derailment
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Public Service Commision Budget Drops Rail Safety Program
The $972,000 program would have added three full-time positions in the Public Service Commissions budget focused on railroad inspections and safety. Full story on the debate from the Bismarck Tribune. [...]Read More... from Public Service Commision Budget Drops Rail Safety Program
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First Responders in ND Training for Oil Spill Disasters
Oil spills and train derailments are not theoretically possible disasters in North Dakota, their things we’ve already experienced, and our first line of defense is first responders. WDAZ News has the story on what we’re doing to prepare them. [...]Read More... from[...]
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BNSF Announces Measures to Improve Railroad Safety
Railroad safety is and should be a topic of national conversation, and The Dickinson Press has the latest on steps being taken by Burlington Northern Santa Fe. [...]Read More... from BNSF Announces Measures to Improve Railroad Safety
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Does It Matter If West Virginia Train Was Carrying North Dakota Oil?
Rob Port at Say Anything Blog.com provides the commentary on the West Virginia train derailment that exposes the biased coverage of major media outlets. Is the derailment a story? Yes. Does the media go out of their way to sensationalize the Bakken[...]
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Train Derailment In West Virginia Sends Oil Tanker Into River
In West Virginia, 14 tanker cars caught fire and exploded following a derailment. The train was carrying crude oil from the Bakken oil field to Yorktown, Virginia. [...]Read More... from Train Derailment In West Virginia Sends Oil Tanker Into River
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One Year Later: Casselton Train Derailment
It’s been a year since the train derailment in Casselton made national headlines. This is good touch-point article on what has happened since the derailment to help prevent something like this from happening again. [...]Read More... from One Year Later: Casselton Train[...]
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Train Derailment S.E. of Fargo
Thankfully the train was carrying lumber and other non-hazardous material. The incident on the B.N.S.F line included 32 cars, and is another reminder of the risks associated with transporting oil over the railways. [...]Read More... from Train Derailment S.E. of Fargo
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Another Train Derailment Near Casselton
Two BNSF trains derailed near the Tharaldson Ethanol plant in Casselton. The eastbound train was carrying lumber, the westbound train was an empty oil train. [...]Read More... from Another Train Derailment Near Casselton
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