The Federal Railroad Administration said it has made a preliminary determination that the derailment of a crude oil train in Oregon earlier this month resulted from the failure of Union Continue Reading
Oil Train Derails Oregon transportation officials are now calling for a halt of Union Pacific trains after a derailment on the third of June. Eleven cars from a 96-car train Continue Reading
Luck was in abundance on Friday in Mosier, Oregon where the latest Bakken oil train derailed and erupted into flames near a 50-home residential area and a school. As Mosier Continue Reading
A multi-car oil train derailed in northern Oregon on Friday, about 70 miles (110 km) outside of Portland, officials confirmed, though there were no initial reports of injuries. Black smoke Continue Reading
A train towing cars full of oil derailed Friday in Oregon’s scenic Columbia River Gorge, sparking a fire that sent a plume of black smoke high into the sky. The Continue Reading
CSX earnings have been hurt by the drop in coal shipments. CSX Corp. CSX 1.88 % on Tuesday reported revenue fell in the first quarter, as the volume of coal Continue Reading
Cheap natural gas has slashed coal traffic across the U.S. rail network and in turn hit demand for diesel, demonstrating the interlocking relationship between the country’s energy and transport systems. Continue Reading
Note: Other includes pipeline, other waterway, Great Lakes barge, tidewater pier, and coastal ports. Intermodal transit uses multiple modes of delivery. Data for 2015 are preliminary. U.S. electric power generators Continue Reading
U.S. crude-by-rail shipments dipped nearly 17% in 2015 as domestic crude oil production slowed, according to the Association of American Railroads. Railroads moved 410,249 carloads of U.S. crude last year, Continue Reading
The Jacksonville, Fla., railroad has been struggling with a secular decline in coal and shifts in other energy markets. The company said Wednesday that intensifying coal headwinds and the impact Continue Reading
