ETI Blog Posts in Category: Regulation

08/14/2018 | Clifton Linton

ETI’s TOP NEWS: LPG Tank Car Lease Rates Inch Higher; ME2 Hydrostatic Testing Begins; CPC-1232 Tank Cars in BNSF’s Sights and more . . .

08/08/2018 | Clifton Linton

CPC-1232 Tank Cars Used for Crude Service Also Said in BNSF’s Crosshairs

08/02/2018 | Clifton Linton

PA PUC Discontinues Some ME2, ME2X Injunctions, Maintains Others Pending Environmental Permits

07/29/2018 | Clifton Linton

ETI's Top News -- Tank car lease rates flat; Pembina's Prince Rupert Propane Export Terminal Update, Permian Will Need CBR for a While and more . . .

07/24/2018 | Christine Marie Nielsen

Energy Transport Firms See Cooling Interest in Mexico Post Election

07/23/2018 | Clifton Linton

Top news from ETI: Short-term LPG tank car supply tight, DOT-117Rs, Mexico Outlook and more

07/19/2018 | Clifton Linton

FRA Continues Investigation on DOT-117R Tank Cars; BNSF Still Carrying Them

06/14/2018 | Clifton Linton

BNSF Files for PTC 2-year Extension: BNSF Locos Compliant, but Other RR Locos Not

05/31/2018 | Christine Marie Nielsen

Rail May Benefit from Local Constraints on Pipelines

05/25/2018 | Clifton Linton

PA Admin Law Judge Orders Halt to ME1 Shipments and ME2, ME2X Construction

05/24/2018 | Clifton Linton

G&W Says Huron Central to Close by End of 2018

05/24/2018 | Christine Marie Nielsen

AAR Sees PTC as Priority to Cut Human Error; Cybersecurity Noted as “Challenge,” but Not “Obstacle”

05/03/2018 | Clifton Linton

Pa. PUC Allows Reinstatement of Operations on Mariner 1 East Pipeline

04/19/2018 | Clifton Linton

ME2 Uncertainty Continues; Class 1 RRs Face STB Reckoning

04/05/2018 | Christine Marie Nielsen

BNSF’s Surcharge on Use of DOT-111s An Issue, Even Past Reg Deadlines

04/05/2018 | Clifton Linton

Traders Fear Another Mariner East Project Delay

03/30/2018 | Clifton Linton

Happy Friday -- the ETI video blog has been updated for the week of Mar. 30

03/30/2018 | Christine Marie Nielsen

ETI 5 Questions: Tealinc’s Julie Mink on Improving the Rail Industry

03/29/2018 | Clifton Linton

Slumping RR Performance Spurs STB Review of All Class 1 Ops

03/26/2018 | Clifton Linton

The ETI video blog has been updated for Mar. 26, 2018

03/09/2018 | Clifton Linton

Happy Friday -- the ETI video blog has been updated for the week of Mar. 9

03/08/2018 | Christine Marie Nielsen

Rail Holding its Own as Imminent Pipeline Projects Struggle with Delays

03/08/2018 | Christine Marie Nielsen

Update News Reports: Sunoco Says ME2 Pipeline Still Seen Opening in 2018; No Timetable on ME1; ME2X Expected in 2019

03/08/2018 | Christine Marie Nielsen

News Reports: Sinkholes Prompt Pa. Regulators to Stop Gas Flow on Sunoco ME1 Pipeline

03/08/2018 | Clifton Linton

Mexico’s COFECE Dismisses Rail Monopoly Probe, Looks at LPG

03/05/2018 | Christine Marie Nielsen

This Week's Headlines

03/02/2018 | Clifton Linton

KCS’ Ottensmeyer: NAFTA Abandonment Would Hurt U.S. And Rail Industry

03/02/2018 | Clifton Linton

SWARS: CSX’s Foote Issues Mea Culpa, Remains Committed to PSR

03/01/2018 | Clifton Linton

SWARS: Shipping into Mexico -- KCS’ Tips on How to Keep Rail Shipments Flowing Smoothly

02/09/2018 | Clifton Linton

Union Pacific Will Miss 2018 PTC Implementation Deadline

02/08/2018 | Christine Marie Nielsen

ETI 5 Questions: ASLRRA’s Linda Bauer Darr on the Short Line Railroad Sector’s Outlook

02/08/2018 | Christine Marie Nielsen

Bump in Demand Increasing Crude-by-Rail Moves; U.S. Railroads Are Keeping Up

02/08/2018 | Clifton Linton

Update: Pennsylvania DEP Fines Sunoco Pipeline $12.6 Million; ME2 Pipeline Construction to Resume

02/02/2018 | Clifton Linton

The ETI video blog has been updated for Feb. 2, 2018

02/02/2018 | Clifton Linton

Sen. Heitkamp Introduces Bill to Require Two-Person Crews on Crude Oil Trains

02/01/2018 | Clifton Linton

Energy Transport Insider’s Quarterly Report: ME2, CSX Dominate 4Q Headlines; A Mixed Outlook for LPG-by-Rail in 2018

02/01/2018 | Christine Marie Nielsen

New Tax Law May Encourage International Freight Movement; NAFTA a Wildcard

01/25/2018 | Christine Marie Nielsen

PTC Push Puts Pressure on North American Railroads

01/23/2018 | Christine Marie Nielsen

U.S., Canadian and Mexican Freight Rail Associations Write Open Letter in Support of NAFTA

01/19/2018 | Clifton Linton

The ETI video blog has been updated for Jan. 19

01/18/2018 | Christine Marie Nielsen

Near-Term LPG Tank Car Sublease Rates Hold Despite Calming Weather

01/11/2018 | Christine Marie Nielsen

Senate Bill May Revive Short-Line Tax Credit, Enable Billions in Track Improvements

01/11/2018 | Clifton Linton

Quebec Jury Begins Deliberations in Lac Megantic Disaster Trial: CBC

01/04/2018 | Clifton Linton

Pa. DEP Orders Sunoco Pipeline to Halt Mariner East 2 Construction

01/02/2018 | Clifton Linton

Sen. Blumenthal, Senate Democrats Demand DOT Hold Railroads Accountable for Implementation of PTC

12/15/2017 | Christine Marie Nielsen

Trucking Industry ELD Mandate May Mean Increased Use of Rail for Energy Transport

12/08/2017 | Clifton Linton

The ETI video blog has been updated for Dec. 8

12/07/2017 | Christine Marie Nielsen

New Year Ushers in Deadline for Tank Car Regulations

12/07/2017 | LTN LLC

Number of Tank Cars Making at Least One Shipment in the Year

12/06/2017 | Clifton Linton

Stories of Interest: Feds Look at Longer Freight Trains; Enterprise to Repurpose Permian NGL Pipeline to Handle Crude; Crestwood Closes on US Salt Sale;

12/05/2017 | Clifton Linton

USDOT Announces Intent to Repeal Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brake Mandate

11/29/2017 | Christine Marie Nielsen

ETI 5 Questions: AllTranstek’s Richard Kloster on Tank Cars

10/26/2017 | Christine Marie Nielsen

Court Rejects Shipper Class Certification in Fuel Surcharge Antitrust Case Against Railroads

10/13/2017 | Clifton Linton

The ETI video blog has been updated for Oct. 13

10/10/2017 | Clifton Linton

The ETI video blog has been updated

10/01/2017 | Christine Marie Nielsen

Earthquake Impact: Delays Rail Competition Report from Mexico’s Antitrust Regulator; Other Rail Operations Minimally Affected by the Temblor

09/27/2017 | Christine Marie Nielsen

Insurance in the Rail Industry: Hurricanes Highlight Need for Insurance

09/27/2017 | Christine Marie Nielsen

ETI Briefs: Mexican Regulator COFECE to Give Final Say on Railroad Competition; Grafton & Upton Railroad Rail Propane Terminal Headed for October Open

09/11/2017 | Christine Marie Nielsen

DOT TIGER Grant May Support Attempt to Address Chicago Bottleneck

08/28/2017 | Clifton Linton

Longer Trains, Loved by Railroads, May Create More Problems Than They Solve

08/21/2017 | Clifton Linton

Piqued STB Sends Letter #2 to CSX; RR Cuts Near 50% Staff at Chicago Rail Yard

07/28/2017 | Clifton Linton

LPG-by-Rail Washington Outlook: Trickle-Down Theory Meets Challenging Export Market

06/27/2017 | Christine Marie Nielsen

LPG Underground Storage Work Solidifying Mexico’s Hydrocarbons Market

06/27/2017 | Clifton Linton

Going into Storage: A Reality for Almost 30% of Tank Cars

06/07/2017 | Christine Marie Nielsen

Time is Running Out for DOT-111s, but Industry May Not be Ready

05/10/2017 | Clifton Linton

Mexico LPG by Rail Build-Out Continues at a Car-Load Pace

04/26/2017 | Clifton Linton

KCSM Tells Regulator: Mexico’s Rail System Faces Stiff Trucking Competition

04/17/2017 | Clifton Linton

Headlines You Need to Read - Week of April 17

04/12/2017 | Clifton Linton

Headlines You Need to Read - week of April 10

04/03/2017 | Christine Marie Nielsen

Oregon, N.J. Proposed Laws Aim to Diminish Crude-by-Rail Incidents; Some Railway Concerns Surface

03/27/2017 | Clifton Linton

Mexico Antitrust Regulator Investigating Lack of Competition Among Railroads

03/21/2017 | Christine Marie Nielsen

FRA: At 2016 End, Positive Train Control in Use by Up To 16% of Required Freight Tracks

03/06/2017 | Clifton Linton

STB Actions Seen on Hold Until Trump Appoints New Board Members

02/20/2017 | Clifton Linton

CN shifts Chicago-area rail traffic after EJ&E purchase; Impact of cities' "immigrant sanctuary"policies on Federal funding for infrastructure projects . . .

02/16/2017 | Clifton Linton

Marcellus NGL infrastructure build out, CSX Sets Date to Decide on Hunter Harrison's proposal and more . . .

02/15/2017 | Clifton Linton

New Administration Takes Friendly Tone Toward Petroleum Industry

01/27/2017 | Christine Marie Nielsen

Stall on California Rail Hazmat Fee Continues

12/30/2016 | Clifton Linton

UP Agrees to Boost Track Inspections, Maintenance Following June Crude-oil Train Derailment, Fire

12/23/2016 | Clifton Linton

As Calif. Waits for Court Ruling on Rail Hazmat Fee Appeal, It Agrees to Drop Retroactive Fee Collections

12/23/2016 | Christine Marie Nielsen

CP Seeks TCRC Comments Regarding Shorter Rail Labor Hours by Jan. 7

12/16/2016 | Clifton Linton

STB, CTA Sign Information-Sharing Memo

11/04/2016 | Clifton Linton

Legacy DOT-111 Crude Oil Tank Cars Prohibited in Canada

11/04/2016 | Clifton Linton

Court Grants Injunction to Stall California $45-Per-Rail-Car Hazmat Fee Until at Least Early 2017