A Novel Way to Fight the Keystone XL Pipeline

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12. Actually, moving asphalt by rail is very common

It is often handled in 20,000-25,000 gallon tank cars. The product is shipped at an elevated temperature, to enable the material to be unloaded from the car. It can be reheated at the delivery site for unloading if the load was not moved as an expedited shipment.

If this material has to be transported at all, I think rail is the best method. Accidents resulting in loss of product are uncommon and even then, a cleanup of one or two spilled tank cars can be handled quickly compared to an underground pipeline rupture that releases untold amounts of oil underground before the problem is caught and corrected.