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Rail oil tankers, victim of U.S. safety rules, also unwanted in Canada
2014-08-14 21:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Thousands of oil train tankers soon to be deemed obsolete in the United States are unlikely get a second life in Canada's oil sands industry, undercutting a U.S. government forecast that the costly cars will continue in use in the energy sector. If thousands of obsolete tank cars are scrapped, it could add hundreds of millions of dollars to the cost of the proposal, industry officials said - unwelcome news for regulators trying to craft a safety plan that does not add crippling costs to industry....
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