Highlights Union Pacific, BNSF still shipped roughly 60% of demand in March Recovery to ‘pre-flood levels’ took place in April Utilities could feel the impact of flooding in the Midwestern Continue Reading
Highlights Governor’s plans still uncertain: spokeswoman Despite changes, North Dakota plans to sue Washington — A bill that could dramatically impact roughly 150,000 b/d of crude-by-rail traffic to refineries in Continue Reading
The State of Washington’s House of Representatives has just passed a bill to reduce vapor pressure limits on crude-by-rail shipments through the state. If the bill becomes law, analysts say Continue Reading
The Washington state House of Representatives has passed a bill which would set new vapor pressure limits on crude sent into the state by rail, but with a major change Continue Reading
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday the state will not complete a $77.3 billion planned high-speed rail project but will finish a smaller section of the line. “The project, Continue Reading
While rising incomes in developing economies create stronger transportation demand — where the need for flexibility tends to favor car and air travel — increased railway use would save energy, Continue Reading
The use of trains to carry crude is surging after dropping in recent years amid concerns about safety, as drillers in parts of North America produce more oil than area Continue Reading
The Government of Alberta has been forced into buying more oil trains to move crude from the province, the Calgary Sun reports, quoting Premier Rachel Notley as describing the situation Continue Reading
Alberta is working to buy rail cars to help ship more crude as pipeline bottlenecks have the oil-rich province grappling with historic low prices. (Bloomberg) — Alberta is working to Continue Reading
Faced with a crisis moving oil out of the country, the provincial government in Alberta is stepping in to purchase trains in order to ease the midstream bottleneck. Western Canada Continue Reading
