oil by rail

Rob Port May 6, 2015 0

Another firey train derailment, this time near the tiny town of Heimdal, North Dakota. Also close to Harvey. Here's a...

Rob Port April 14, 2015 0

Normally you wouldn't think the budget for North Dakota's Public Service Commission would be a likely candidate for heated and...

Rob Port April 10, 2015 0

The Public Service Commission has requested about $1 million in our 2015-2017 budget to start a State Rail Safety Program....

Rob Port March 9, 2015 0

Over the weekend an oil train derailed and caught fire in Ontario, Canada. It is the fourth oil train to...

Rob Port March 6, 2015 0

Another oil train derailed this week - this time near Galena, Illinois - producing another explosion and smoke cloud that's...

Rob Port February 25, 2015 0

Rail safety is in the headlines and on the minds of the state's policymakers, but would state legislation mandating at...

Rob Port February 21, 2015 0

A recent train derailment in West Virginia has generated some inquiries for the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources regarding...

Rob Port February 5, 2015 0

The boom in oil production in North Dakota and elsewhere, combined with political hostility to pipeline infrastructure, has led to...

Rob Port September 30, 2014 0

According to an Associated Press report this evening, Canadian-based Enbridge has decided to delay a pipeline project of vital importance...

Rob Port September 16, 2014 0

The mystery of the pulled NDSU study into the economic impacts of rail delays on agriculture persists. Last week we...