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US, Canada jointly release crude-by-rail transportation rules. The US and Canada simultaneously issued new regulations governing transportation of crude oil and other hazardous materials by rail.
The oil comes from the Bakken rock formation in North Dakota, where pipelines are scarce. Although production has fallen in recent months, more than 31 million barrels of Bakken crude were produced in February, more than double the output three years ago.bout 100,000 DOT-111 cars are used to transport crude oil or other flammable liquids, according to the Association of American Railroads. Its steel shell is too thin to withstand puncturing during derailments and the valves on top of the tanker are more prone to break off during rollovers.