Crude by rail up 1700% since 2010

The amount of crude oil shipped by rail in the US has increased a whopping 1700% since 2010 as operators sought to quickly add takeaway capacity to deal with the largest increase in US production volumes on record.

Full steam ahead: Crude increasingly moved by trains
Full steam ahead: Crude increasingly moved by trains
Published 31 March 2015, 19:35Updated 17 October 2016, 13:02