PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A U.S. bankruptcy judge has approved a $338 million settlement fund for victims of a fiery oil train derailment that claimed 47 lives in Quebec.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The derailment in West Virginia of a train carrying oil from North Dakota is prompting complaints that North Dakota and federal government leaders aren't doing enough to ensure the safe transport of crude by rail.
MOUNT CARBON, W.Va. (AP) — A fiery West Virginia train derailment this week is one of three in the past year involving tank cars that already meet a higher safety standard than what federal law requires.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Public officials and others are angry about a second train derailment within a year near the southeastern North Dakota town of Casselton.
A train carrying crude oil from ND's oil patch derailed Monday near the small town of Casselton, ND, and a witness was nearby to catch the fiery explosion on camera.