Moving crude oil by rail

   / Moving crude oil by rail #1  

charlz

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CN Rail, CP Rail Surging With Crude Oil Moving by Trains - Bloomberg

I thought this was an intersting article. Quote:

"Rail transport of crude in North America has jumped by about 360,000 barrels a day in the past year -- the equivalent of adding a major pipeline, according to Steven Paget, an analyst at FirstEnergy Capital Corp. in Calgary. Those shipments have soared as community protests slow new pipelines and oil finds occur outside the current pipe network."
 
   / Moving crude oil by rail #2  
Interesting. Standard Oil used to move the oil and products on trains. I have seen the photos of the huge trains of tanker cars.

When we lived in the city, a very active rail line was within a few hundred yards of the house. :( Given that I know what the placards mean and I can look up the numbers, seeing what was going by in a train is rather scary. :shocked::laughing: Very glad to move and not have a rail line nearby. :D Oil is not bad compared to the other things that are on those trains.

Later,
Dan
 
   / Moving crude oil by rail #3  
Not just Canada.

From:
Midwestern Crude Oil Moving In Unit Trains Again

BNSF061910Q-Copy.JPG


More photos:

http://www.railroadforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41225&highlight=crude

Bruce
 

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