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To: factoryrat

Good start. Now ship the product there without also shipping the train and you will begin to approach the efficiencies of pipelines.


25 posted on 12/29/2012 9:48:42 AM PST by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: Cvengr

I know, a pipeline would be ideal, but a train is the next best thing until a pipeline can be built, plus we already ship most of the supplies for building those pipelines, and oil fields, and fracking sand, and all sorts of other stuff, and have track into those regions already. Every bit helps.


26 posted on 12/29/2012 10:08:33 AM PST by factoryrat (We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it.)
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To: Cvengr

The big BP fuel terminal near me is supplied by pipeline with no active rail within 15 miles. That terminal in turn, fills dozens of trucks every day so they can go fill tanks at gas stations for miles around.

Rail is great for long distance single source and single destination transportation but continuously flowing fluids are not one of those things.


27 posted on 12/29/2012 10:09:07 AM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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