Originally Posted by
indyfabz
Occasionally you see an NS oil train with a BNSF locomotive as part of the consist. Probably a run through arrangement for Bakken Crude from ND.
We used to see a lot of BNSF engines pulling crude oil tank cars. Now that the Dakota Access Pipeline is built, not very many. Still a fair amount of Ethanol for Fuel. We used to have 10 minute train delays. Very rare to go over 5 these days.
Replacing rail transport with a pipeline was a significant cost reduction and improved safety. Pipeline leaks are much less frequent than train derailments.
Oh, and it increased tax revenue for the State of North Dakota and for the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation which pumps about 20% of the oil extracted from the Bakken.