Source: Jeremy Simes, Producer.com, December 7, 2018
Alberta’s plan to move a massive number of oil tanker cars by rail could potentially congest the flow of grain, say transportation experts, but they caution that any impact won’t fully be known until the additional trains are running.
The plan would see the province move two train units shipping 120,000 barrels of oil every day. The province would require upward of 7,000 tanker cars and 80 locomotives, said Premier Rachel Notley, who announced the plan in Ontario last week.
Rail companies would provide locomotives, staff and track capacity. The province would lease cars from midstream suppliers.
