U.S. Rail Transportation of Crude Oil : Background and Issues for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster relief.

Power resources--Law and legislation.

Power resources.

International trade.

Freight and freightage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (28 p), digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 14-R4-3390 in the 2014 issue.

Discusses rail transportation of crude oil, in light of recent boom and geographic developments in crude oil supply. Examines oil spill risks and concerns associated with rail transportation and Federal oversight of oil transportation. Addresses issues for Congress regarding railroad safety and incident response, rail vs. pipeline development, rail vs. waterborne transport, and rail transport and crude oil exports.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. U.S. Rail Transportation of Crude Oil

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