• March 10, 2015 •
Comments Off on Update on Canadian National Railway Oil Train Disaster Near Gogama, Ontario
Posted in shipping oil by rail
Tags: Canadian National Railway, CN Railway Derailments Other Accidents and Incidents, Environmental Defence, environmental impacts, fires, France Gelinas, Glenn Thibeault, Gogama Ontario, Greenpeace, Mattagami First Nation, shipping oil by rail, spills, Steven Del Duca, Transport Canada
• February 23, 2015 •
Comments Off on New Tank Cars No Safer than Older Ones
Posted in shipping oil by rail
Tags: Alberta tar sands, Bakken crude oil, Canadian National Railway, CN Railway Derailments Other Accidents and Incidents, CPC-1232, CSX, DOT-111 tank car, Lac Megantic, puncture, shipping oil by rail, spills, Timmins Ontario, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, West Virginia
• February 17, 2015 •
Comments Off on Major Canadian National Railway Crude Oil Train Derailment and Fire in Ontario – Update
Posted in shipping oil by rail
Tags: Alberta tar sands, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, cancelled passenger service, CN Railway Derailments Other Accidents and Incidents, crude oil, CSX, dangerous goods, fire, safety, shipping oil by rail, spill, Timmins Ontario, Via Rail
• February 16, 2015 •
Comments Off on “Safe Rail Communities” Aims to Improve Rail Safety
Posted in shipping oil by rail
Tags: Auditor-General, Bomb Trains, Canada Transportation Act Review Panel, crude oil, DOT-111 tank car, Environmental Petition, Lac Megantic, public petition, rail safety, Safe Rail Communities, shipping oil by rail, train derailments, Transport Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
• January 25, 2015 •
Comments Off on The Dangers of Hauling Crude Oil by Rail
Posted in shipping oil by rail
Tags: Association of American Railroads, crude oil, Curtis Tate, deaths, deteriorating rail infrastructure, DOT-111 tank car, explosions, fires, Lac Megantic, Larry Mann, railway safety, shipping oil by rail, spills, train derailments
• July 24, 2014 •
Comments Off on Oil Train Accidents on Rise as U.S. Proposes New Safety Rules
Posted in Derailment, Safety, shipping oil by rail, Spills
Tags: American Petroleum Institute, Association of American Railroads, derailments, DOT-111 tank car, Federal Railroad Administration Office of Safety, hazardous goods, oil spills, rail safety, shipping oil by rail, Transport Canada, U.S. Department of Transportation
• July 13, 2014 •
Comments Off on Dangerous Goods Rail Accidents Rising Following Lac-Megantic Oil Train Disaster
Posted in Derailment, shipping oil by rail, Transport Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: dangerous goods, derailments, explosions, fires, Harry Gow, Lac Megantic, railway accidents, shipping oil by rail, Transport Action Canada, Transport Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
• July 6, 2014 •
Comments Off on “Stop Oil by Rail” Call to Action, July 6-13
Posted in Derailment, shipping oil by rail, Spills
Tags: deaths, derailment, environmental impacts, explosions, Lac Megantic, Le Carre Bleu Lac-Megantic, oil and rail industry profits, Oil Change International, oil spills, shipping oil by rail
• May 26, 2014 •
Comments Off on Fire Departments Poorly Prepared for Oil Train Fires
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Derailment, Fire, shipping oil by rail
Tags: Association of American Railroads, Canadian National Railway, Cherry Valley, Chicago, CN Railway Derailments Other Accidents and Incidents, derailments, Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railway, explosion, fire, shipping oil by rail
• May 12, 2014 •
Comments Off on Two Oil Train Derailments and Spills Only Eight Days Apart
Posted in Derailment, Environmental impact, shipping oil by rail, Spills
Tags: CSX, derailment, environmental impact, fire, James River, LaSalle Colorado, Lynchburg Virginia, oil spills, shipping oil by rail, Union Pacific Railroad
• April 26, 2014 •
Comments Off on B.C. Train Derailments Jump 21% in 2013
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Derailment, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: British Columbia, British Columbia Railway, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, derailments, Mayor Ralph Drew, oil spills, pipelines, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
• April 18, 2014 •
Comments Off on More Unreported Derailments in Canada – How Safe are Our Railroads?
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Derailment, Safety, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, dangerous goods, derailments, Montreal Maine and Atlantic Railway, rail safety, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, unreported accidents
• April 2, 2014 •
Comments Off on Outdated DOT-111 Rail Tank Cars Need to be Replaced Faster
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Derailment, Safety, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, derailments, DOT-111 tank car, hazardous goods, Lac Megantic, safety, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, Wendy Tadros
• March 2, 2014 •
Comments Off on Is There Meaningful Progress in Improving Rail Tank Car Safety?
Posted in Federation of Canadian Municipalities, National Transportation Safety Board (U.S.), Safety, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, DOT-111, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, National Transportation Safety Board, rail safety, shipping oil by rail, tank cars, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
• January 11, 2014 •
Comments Off on CN Train Carrying Crude Oil and Propane Derails and Catches Fire – Update
Posted in Canadian National Railway, CN Railway, Derailment, Fire, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: Canadian National Railway, CN derailments, CN fire, CN Railway, integrity, Plaster Rock, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
• December 28, 2013 •
Comments Off on Odds and Sods
Posted in blocked railway crossings, Canadian National Railway, CN privatization, CN Railway, Noise and vibration, shipping oil by rail
Tags: blocked railway crossings, Canadian National Railway, CN privatization, CN Rail, criminal misconduct, rail safety, Railway noise and vibration, Rex Beatty, shipping oil by rail
• December 14, 2013 •
Comments Off on Transport Canada has Ignored Repeated Warnings about Rail Safety
Posted in Deteriorating rail infrastructure, Safety, shipping oil by rail, Spills, Transport Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: dangerous goods, deteriorating rail infrastructure, Lac Megantic, rail safety, railway spills, shipping oil by rail, Tom Mulcair, Transport Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
• October 31, 2013 •
Comments Off on CN Profits Soar While Derailment Impacts Escalate
Posted in Canadian National Railway, CN Railway, Derailment, Fire, Railway Association of Canada, shipping oil by rail, Spills
Tags: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Canadian National Railway, CN derailments, corruption, fires, Railway Association of Canada, shipping oil by rail, spills
• October 19, 2013 •
Comments Off on Latest CN Derailment in Alberta Causes Explosion and Fire
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Derailment, Fire, shipping oil by rail
Tags: anhydrous ammonia, Brampton, Canadian National Railway, CN derailments, CN explosion, CN fire, Gainford, Landis, Sexsmith, shipping oil by rail
• October 15, 2013 •
Comments Off on Pipelines Safer Than Railways – New Study
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Claude Mongeau, Safety, shipping oil by rail, Spills
Tags: Association of American Railroads, Canadian National Railway, Claude Mongeau, CN Railway, Intermodal Safety in the Transport of Oil, pipeline spills, railway spills, shipping oil by rail, Teamsters Canada
• September 25, 2013 •
Comments Off on More Canadian National Railway Derailments and Spills
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Derailment, Environmental impact, Fire, shipping oil by rail, Spills
Tags: Canadian National Railway, CN derailments, CN environmental impacts, deaths, Lac Megantic, railroad fires, railway spills, shipping oil by rail, Transport Canada
• September 24, 2013 •
Comments Off on CN Considering Shipping Alberta Crude Oil to Prince Rupert by Rail
Posted in Canadian National Railway, CN Railway, Derailment, shipping oil by rail, Tar sands, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: Canadian National Railway, CN derailments, CN Railway, Lac Megantic, Nexen Inc., shipping oil by rail, tar sands, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
• July 30, 2013 •
Comments Off on Update on Lac-Megantic Crude Oil Derailment, Spill, Explosion and Fires
Posted in Derailment, Safety, shipping oil by rail, Spills, Transport Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: deadly rail disaster, environmental rail disaster, Lac Megantic, Mark Winfield, Montreal Maine and Atlantic Railway, railway safety, shipping oil by rail, Transport Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
• July 16, 2013 •
Comments Off on Death Toll from Crude Oil Derailment and Explosion Climbs to 38
Posted in Derailment, Fire, shipping oil by rail, Spills, Transport Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: crude oil spill, deaths, derailment, Lac Megantic, shipping oil by rail, Transport Canada
• July 10, 2013 •
Comments Off on Shipping Oil by Rail is Disastrous
Posted in Canadian National Railway, CN Railway, Derailment, Environmental impact, Olivia Chow, Safety, shipping oil by rail, Spills, Transport Canada
Tags: Canadian National Railway, CN Railway, Lac Megantic, shipping oil by rail, Transport Canada
• July 7, 2013 •
Comments Off on Train Derailment Causes Massive Crude Oil Explosion and Fires
Posted in Canada Safety Council, CN Railway, Derailment, Environmental impact, Fire, National Transportation Safety Board (U.S.), shipping oil by rail, Spills, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: crude oil spill, deaths, derailment, Lac Megantic, shipping oil by rail, Thomas Mulcair, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
• April 10, 2013 •
Comments Off on Two Railway Crude Oil Spills Within a Week
Posted in Canadian Pacific Railway, CP Railway, Derailment, pipelines, shipping oil by rail, Spills, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: Association of American Railroads, Canadian Pacific Railway, railway tanker car spills, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
• March 18, 2013 •
Comments Off on Rail Transport of Oil is Dirtier and More Dangerous
Posted in Canadian National Railway, CN Railway, Derailment, Environmental impact, National Transportation Safety Board (U.S.), pipelines, shipping oil by rail, Spills
Tags: Association of American Railroads, CN derailments, Keystone XL pipeline, National Transportation Safety Board, railway spills, shipping oil by rail, TransCanada Corp.
• March 7, 2013 •
Comments Off on CN Railway Derailments, Other Accidents and Incidents
Posted in Canadian National Railway, CN Railway, Derailment, Environmental impact, Fire, National Transportation Safety Board (U.S.), Railway Association of Canada, shipping oil by rail, Spills, too long trains, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: CN death, CN derailments, CN spill, shipping oil by rail
• December 31, 2012 •
Comments Off on Rail Transport of Crude Oil Far More Risky than Pipelines
Posted in Canadian National Railway, CN Railway, Derailment, Environmental impact, National Transportation Safety Board (U.S.), Safety, shipping oil by rail, Spills, too long trains
Tags: Association of American Railroads, CN derailments, CN toxic spills, shipping oil by rail
• October 29, 2012 •
Comments Off on CN’s Crude by Rail
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Derailment, National Transportation Safety Board (U.S.), Safety, shipping oil by rail, Spills, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: Canadian National Railway, CN derailments, CN safety, CN's Crude by Rail, National Transportation Safety Board, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
• October 27, 2012 •
Comments Off on Rail Transport of Oil a Worry
Posted in bird kills, Canadian National Railway, Derailment, Environmental impact, fish kill, shipping oil by rail, Spills
Tags: Canadian National Railway, CN derailments, CN environmental impacts, Jim Wood, Lake Wabamun CN spill disaster, shipping oil by rail
• October 24, 2012 •
Comments Off on Shipping Oil by Rail Creates Big Problems
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Derailment, Noise and vibration, Rail and Reason, shipping oil by rail, Smell, Tar sands
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, CN derailments, Rail and Reason, Railway noise and vibration, railway smell impacts, shipping oil by rail
• August 11, 2012 •
Comments Off on More Reasons Not to Ship Oil by Rail
Posted in bird kills, Canadian National Railway, CN Railway, Derailment, Environmental impact, fish kill, pipelines, shipping oil by rail, Spills, Tar sands, Tourism
Tags: bird deaths, Canadian National Railway, CN derailments, CN fish kills, CN petroleum spill, CN Railway, CN toxic chemical spills, pipeline spills, pipelines, railway environmental impact, railway tanker car spills, shipping oil by rail, tar sands, tourism impacts
• July 15, 2012 •
Comments Off on CN Rail Responsible for Major Fish Kill
Posted in Canadian National Railway, CN Railway, Derailment, Environmental impact, fish kill, National Transportation Safety Board (U.S.), shipping oil by rail, Spills
Tags: Canadian National Railway, CN death, CN derailments, CN environmental impacts, CN fish kills, CN Rail, CN safety impacts, CN spill, ethanol, Illinois Dept Natural Resources, move petroleum by rail, National Transportation Safety Board, shipping oil by rail
• July 4, 2012 •
Comments Off on Move Oil by Tanker Rail Cars or Pipelines?
Posted in Alf Nunweiler, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Conservation, Derailment, Environmental impact, fish kill, Imperial Oil, John Kristensen, Leaks, Rail yard, Safety, shipping oil by rail, Spills, Strathcona County, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: Alf Nunweiler, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., Cheakamus River fish kill, CN bird kills, CN death, CN derailments, CN fish kills, CN rail yard, CN Railway, CN toxic chemical spills, CN Ultratrain spill, CN Wabamun Lake spill, Enbridge, Imperial Oil Ltd., John Kristensen, move petroleum by rail, negative CN safety record, Northern Gateway Pipeline, pipeline leaks, rail yard proximity, railway environmental impact, railway tanker car leaks, railway tanker car spills, shipping bitumen, shipping oil by rail, Strathcona County, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, wildlife conservation
• August 24, 2011 •
Comments Off on Don’t Ship Oil by Rail
Posted in Canadian National Railway, CN Railway, Derailment, Environmental impact, fish kill, John Kristensen, Safety, shipping oil by rail, Spills
Tags: Canadian National Railway, CN derailments, CN environmental impacts, CN fish kills, CN petroleum spill, CN Railway, CN safety, CN toxic chemical spills, CN Ultratrain spill, CN Wabamun Lake spill, John Kristensen, move petroleum by rail, shipping oil by rail
• December 3, 2010 •
Comments Off on Railway Risky Way to Move Oil
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Conservation, CP Railway, Derailment, Environmental impact, Imperial Oil, John Kristensen, Rail yard, Safety, shipping oil by rail, Spills, Strathcona County
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN derailments, CN environmental impacts, CN petroleum spill, CN rail yard, CN Railway, CN toxic chemical spills, CP Railway, Imperial Oil Ltd., John Kristensen, move petroleum by rail, negative CN safety record, shipping oil by rail, Strathcona County, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, wildlife conservation
• December 1, 2010 •
Comments Off on Railways Not Safer than Pipelines
Posted in Canadian National Railway, CN Railway, CP Railway, Derailment, Environmental impact, Safety, shipping oil by rail, Spills, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: Canadian National Railway, CN bird kills, CN derailments, CN fish kills, CN petroleum spill, CN Railway, CN toxic chemical spills, CN Wabamun Lake spill, CP derailment, CP Railway, move petroleum by rail, railway environmental impact, railway safety, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
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