Sentences with phrase «crude oil tank cars»

The latest round of inspections took place last week and included mainline track and switches belonging to CSX and Canadian Pacific, CSX rail yards in Selkirk and Buffalo, a Canadian Pacific yard in Albany, and 445 crude oil tank cars.

The inspection included Buffalo Southern Railroad in Hamburg and rail equipment inspectors examined 18 crude oil tank cars and found three non-critical defects, including end - of - car air hoses inadequate distances from rails and loose side safety rails.

«Inspections of crude oil tank cars and the rail tracks they travel along are essential to maintaining the public safety and protecting all New Yorkers,» Governor Cuomo said.

Not exact matches

The intensity of the explosions and fires at Lac - Mégantic, he said, came as a «big surprise» to him and other researchers, given that the tank cars had been carrying crude oil, rather than a more volatile form like gasoline.

The Emergency Order also requires that all Class III crude oil shipments be designated as Packing Group I or II, thereby requiring the use of a more robust tank car.

PHMSA and the Federal Railroad Administration have issued several safety advisories related to the safe transport of crude oil by rail, including the recent January 2 Safety Alert and is currently engaged in the ongoing rulemaking to improve the design of the DOT 111 tank car.

Effective immediately, the Emergency Order (Docket Number DOT - OST -2014-0067), requires that each railroad operating trains containing more than 1,000,000 gallons of Bakken crude oil, or approximately 35 tank cars, in a particular state to provide the SERC notification regarding the expected movement of such trains through the counties in that state.

FRA and PHMSA also issued a joint Safety Advisory, Number 2014 - 01, to the rail industry strongly recommending the use of tank cars with the highest level of integrity in their fleet when transporting Bakken crude oil.

«All options are on the table when it comes to improving the safe transportation of crude oil, and today's actions, the latest in a series that make up an expansive strategy, will ensure that communities are more informed and that companies are using the strongest possible tank cars.»

This comprehensive approach includes immediate and long - term steps such as: launching «Operation Classification» in the Bakken region to verify that crude oil is being properly classified; issuing safety advisories, alerts, emergency orders and regulatory updates; conducting special inspections; moving forward with a rulemaking to enhance tank car standards; and reaching agreement with railroad companies on a series of immediate voluntary actions they can take by reducing speeds, increasing inspections, using new brake technology and investing in first responder training.

One such disaster was the July 5 inferno that devastated the small Quebec town of Lac - Mégantic after an unmanned train with 72 tank cars carrying crude oil derailed and exploded, killing at least 42 people.