2011: A tank car standard, called "enhanced Class-111", is developed by the Association of American Railroads for use in transporting ethanol and petroleum crude oil. The new standard improved the ...

in light of the recent dramatic rise in crude oil transportation by rail and barge. In response to the recent spate of fiery derailments, in March 2015 several Democratic senators proposed a bill that ...

It’s estimated that around 2.6 million litres of crude oil spilled into the environment ... "We all seemed to be on the same ...