SUMMARY: PHMSA is closing this rulemaking proceeding under this docket having reconsidered our proposal for additional regulations associated with cargo tank motor vehicle (CTMV) loading or unloading ...

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to solicit feedback on initiatives PHMSA is considering “that may ...

For the oil transport industry, disasters keep getting in the way of their reassuring messages about the safety of shipping crude by rail. Last month’s fiery derailment in Lynchburg, Va., of a train ...

Railroad tank cars carrying ethanol are stored in a Norfolk Southern rail yard in Alexandria, Va., surrounded by homes, schools and businesses, Jan. 13, 2014. The most common type of tank car used to ...

Union Tank Car Company has marked the fabrication and in-to-service completion of its 5,000th compressed gas tank car since 2010. These jumbo cars are optimized for transporting propane, butane, and ...

Crews are working to contain and clean up crude that spilled when an oil train derailed in northwestern Iowa.BNSF railroad spokesman Andy Williams says workers have unloaded oil from 10 of the oil ...