N.D. leaders await new oil requirements after West Virginia explosionGrand Forks HeraldLynn Helms, director of North Dakota's Department of Mineral Resources, said Thursday it was unclear whether the oil involved in the West Virginia derailment had bee …

We Need Better Oil-Carrying Train Cars NowPopular MechanicsOn Monday, a train hauling 100 tankers of crude oil derailed in West Virginia. The violent crash punctured several of the tankers. Eventually 19 were engulfed in flames. Now, more questions are swi …

Washington PostThe sky filled with fire after oil train derailed in W.Va.Washington PostAfter a train carrying more than 100 tankers filled with crude oil derailed in southern West Virginia on Monday, a fireball hundreds of feet high filled the sky. “It wa …

Wall Street JournalOil Tanker Derails In West Virginia, Triggering EvacuationsWall Street JournalState police evacuated residents of Mount Carbon, W.V., a small town near the capital of Charleston Monday, after a train carrying crude oil derailed, causing …

CBC.caRail companies poised to keep on chugging despite oil swoonCBC.caBut even with oil prices falling off a cliff, industry analysts and railroad executives point out that crude shipments still make up just a sliver of the overall freight delivered by ra …