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Will safety investments to protect railroads, public increase CBR costs?
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefA sell-off of shares in companies engaged in extracting oil from the mid-continent Bakken formation was the first indication from investors that they expect government scrutiny of the potentially explosive crude will disrupt crude-by-rail (CBR) and escalate its costs.