(Bloomberg) — BNSF Railway Co. was sued by a trade group for 400 U.S. refining and petrochemical makers objecting to a $1,000 surcharge the nation's biggest rail transporter of crude oil tacked onto older-model tank cars.
The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers complain the surcharge is designed to encourage shippers to retrofit or scrap older tank cars in favor of safer "jacketed" models that aren't required by federal transportation-safety regulators.
The refining industry's suit against its largest railway hauler is the latest in a barrage of lawsuits related to crude oil shipments, including those over the fiery 2013 crash in Quebec that killed 47 people. Crude-oil handling facilities serving rail lines are mired in lawsuits by community and environmental groups accusing regulators of failing to look at pollution and safety threats.
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