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BNSF Railway boosts service to accommodate Bakken oil

Belgrade News -- BNSF Railway Co. said it has ramped up its operations to meet the anticipated demands of the Bakken oil boom by increasing its shipping capacity, hiring 560 workers in Montana and North Dakota and investing $197 million in projects in those states.
The railroad said it can now ship up to 1 million barrels of oil daily from western North Dakota and eastern Montana, which is up from the current daily average of 243,500 barrels. Oil from the Bakken patch is shipped to the East, West and Gulf coasts, the Midwest and to Canada, BNSF spokeswoman Krista York-Woolley said Wednesday.

Dave Garin, BNSF group vice president for industrial products, said the rail company increased annual shipments of Bakken crude from 1.3 million barrels in fiscal year 2008 to 88.9 million barrels in fiscal year 2012

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Submitted Sep 08, 2012 By: BurntOrange

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LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,596 Points:1,204,605 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2012 10:32:11 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse Good positive article BurntOrange....Thanks for posting!
TustinDad Champion Author Orange County Posts:4,281 Points:907,440 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2012 6:16:53 PM Ignore TustinDad Report Abuse FuelishGuy wrote: "I would say shipping oil by rail is inherently riskier than by pipeline." Riskier, yes, but not risky enough to avoid it. TankTrains transport a large amount of fuel and oil today and you don't hear much about it.
FuelishGuy All-Star Author Edmonton Posts:796 Points:924,560 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2012 3:03:22 PM Ignore FuelishGuy Report Abuse I would say shipping oil by rail is inherently riskier than by pipeline.
TustinDad Champion Author Orange County Posts:4,281 Points:907,440 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2012 12:53:34 PM Ignore TustinDad Report Abuse bigmoo63 wrote: "And Obama's pal Buffett reaps the rewards." And come 2013 Romney's friends the Koch brothers will reap rewards. Do you see a problem with that?
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LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,596 Points:1,204,605 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2012 11:59:04 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse OH Bud....to think that you eat with that mouth too. Dangerous!
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walkingtall Champion Author Toronto Posts:3,989 Points:1,119,730 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2012 5:51:31 PM Ignore walkingtall Report Abuse BNSF Railway boosts service to accommodate Bakken oil and let's hope the railroads are maintained then other railroads where accidents have happened do to misaligned tracks.
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treehood Champion Author San Diego Posts:2,039 Points:395,035 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2012 5:24:03 PM Ignore treehood Report Abuse this seems more like a dog bites man story. They needed more capacity and they added it.
Gastroenteritis All-Star Author Jacksonville Posts:531 Points:71,955 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2012 5:21:55 PM Ignore Gastroenteritis Report Abuse Now... this is really good news!!!
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