Before the shipping container, freight of every variety had to be loaded by hand onto ships and rail cars and trucks — a messy process that was slow, dangerous and expensive.

But oil capacity in pipelines is dwindling, with rail emerging as a popular means of moving crude oil. Between 2010 and 2014, oil by rail topped almost 1 million barrels a day , which represented ...

But oil capacity in pipelines is dwindling, with rail emerging as a popular means of moving crude oil. Between 2010 and 2014, oil by rail topped almost 1 million barrels a day , which represented ...

Most of the tall shipping containers that the train was hauling remained intact. California. Pipeline operators to plead no contest in Orange County oil spill and pay nearly $5 million.

A train in Ayer, Massachusetts, was stopped on the tracks on March 23 when five cars fell over. The containers were full of trash and recycling, but all were sealed.

U.S. rail imports of Canadian crude have fallen sharply in recent years, averaging around 55,000 barrels per day in May, U.S. Energy Information Administration data showed, the lowest since the ...

The South Western Railway ’s (SWR) Bengaluru division is considering the operation of double-stack dwarf container (DSDC) trains, a first for the region. To facilitate this change, SWR has ...