This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 20, 2024. By Suparna Ray, M. Tyson Brown Light-duty vehicles (LDV) in the United States used more electricity than rail systems for the [Read more]
Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews energy economist Kent Fellows, School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary, about a new study he co-authored, “The Canadian Northern Corridor: Planning for National Prosperity.” [Read more]
CN operates 4,060 kms of rail in Alberta with 2,700 employees CN announced plans to invest $320 million across Alberta in 2018 to expand and strengthen the company’s rail network throughout the province, according to a [Read more]
Refineries in US East Coast have minimal pipeline access so bring in Western Canadian crude oil by rail In March of 2018, Canadian oil volumes exported by rail reached a 3-year high of over 170,000 [Read more]
Of the 132,000 b/d of Canadian crude oil imported by rail in 2017, over half went to U.S. Gulf Growth in Canadian crude oil production has outpaced expansions in pipeline takeaway capacity and, along with past [Read more]
Two unions with the Canadian Pacific Railway have issued 72 hour strike notice. A CPR strike could derail any recovery in the Alberta oil industry which has suffered heavy losses since the 2014 oil price [Read more]
BC Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology Bruce Ralston “Minister Garneau needs to convey that the Prairie backlog at CN Rail is having a detrimental impact on northern B.C. families and businesses.” – Ralston The BC [Read more]
A high-speed rail link between Vancouver, BC and Eugene, Oregon, could create up to 200,000 jobs for workers in British Columbia and Washington. Cascadia Rail image. High-speed rail could cut travel time to 60 mins [Read more]
Most Canadian crude by rail gets shipped to the U.S. Gulf Coast The Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) has approximately 1.2 million barrels per day (MMb/d) of crude rail loading capacity. Crude oil shipped from the WCSB can access refineries [Read more]
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