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CP and UP forge Canada-to-California CBR corridor
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefFor the past year, BNSF Railway has dominated in the shipment of crude by rail (CBR) from North America’s Bakken shale formation westward to refineries and ship terminals along America’s Pacific Coast. Now, Canadian Pacific and Union Pacific are teaming up to move crude oil from Canada south into California.