North Dakota oil train derailment involves tank cars slated for phase-out
KMSP-TV | May 6, 2015 | Report by Mike Durkin
The fiery derailment of an oil train forced the evacuation of a central North Dakota town Wednesday morning. At least 6 tank cars caught fire when the BNSF train hauling Bakken crude oil derailed at about 7:30 a.m., 2 miles outside of Heimdal, N.D
Lowey: Ban explosive crude from rail
The Journal News | May 6, 2015 | Post by Khurram Saeed
WEST NYACK – Moments before U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey was preparing to talk about her latest oil train safety initiative, she received word that a 109-car oil train had derailed in North Dakota, with several of the tank cars exploding and catching fire, leading to the evacuation of a town of about 35 residents.
Tiny North Dakota town evacuated amid fiery oil train derailment
Associated Press (Via Sun Herald) | May 6, 2015 | Report by Blake Nicholson and Matt Brown
BISMARCK, N.D. — An oil train derailed and caught fire early Wednesday in a rural area of central North Dakota, prompting the evacuation of a nearby town where about three dozen people live.
Another Train Derailment, Evacuation Highlights Ongoing Bomb Train Threat
Common Dreams | May 6, 2015 | Center for Biological Diversity Press Release
Fiery Wreck in North Dakota Forces Local Evacuations
Railroads to fight oil train rules as another train explodes
Times Union | May 6, 2015 | Post by Eric Anderson
The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that the railroad industry plans to challenge new federal rules governing oil train safety that were released last Friday. Charles W. “Wick” Moorman, CEO of Norfolk Southern, said a new regulation requiring electronic pneumatic brakes caught the industry by surprise.
North Dakota Town Evacuated Following Fiery Oil Train Derailment
Common Dreams | May 6, 2015 | Column by Deirdre Fulton
Latest disaster comes just after release of new oil-by-rail safety standards that critics say aren't nearly strong enough
Fiery train derailment prompts evacuation of Heimdal, N.D.
Grand Forks Herald | May 6, 2015 | Staff Report
HEIMDAL, N.D. -- The small North Dakota community of Heimdal and surrounding farmsteads have been evacuated after an oil tanker train derailed Wednesday morning.
Heimdal, North Dakota, Evacuated After Fiery Oil Train Crash
NBC News | May 6, 2015 | Column by Lisa Riordan Seville
A tiny North Dakota town was evacuated Wednesday after a train carrying crude oil derailed and 10 cars burst into flames, local authorities said. It is the latest in a string of explosive oil train derailments that have raised concerns about the large volume of crude moving across America's tracks.
Oil train derailment prompts evacuation in North Dakota town
Houston Chronicle | May 6, 2015 | AP Report
A town of about three dozen people in central North Dakota has been evacuated after an oil train derailed and caught fire.
