Oil by rail

North Dakota is awaiting a decision from federal regulators on Washington state’s new law that essentially bans accepting Bakken crude by rail.North…

The state has filed a formal request with the federal Department of Transportation to block a new Washington state law that would, in effect, ban Bakken…

Shipments of oil by rail ticked up a little during the month of September.The oil was shipped to East Coast refineries.The amount of Bakken crude shipped…

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s new oil train safety rules have created enemies on all sides. Last week, an oil industry group announced it was…

The oil tanker cars involved in Wednesday’s/last week’s train derailment near Heimdal (hyme-doll), North Dakota caught fire but did not explode. That…

Residents of Heimdal have returned to their houses after being evacuated following a fiery oil train crash yesterday morning. Fire crews had mostly…

An East-bound BNSF train with 109 oil tankers derailed this morning about a mile east of Heimdal, in Wells County.Six of the cars caught fire.The state's…

A freight train with 109 oil tanker cars derailed near the small town of Heimdal, North Dakota this morning.Six of the rail cars are on fire.The…

North Dakota’s regulators have been under pressure to make their crude oil less flammable. Today, they passed rules to do just that. Emily Guerin has more.

The North Dakota Department of Emergency Services has hired an outside firm to help assess the state’s preparedness and response to incidents involving…