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BNSF Won't Face Trial Over Surcharge on Older Oil Tank Cars

BNSF Railway Co. won鈥檛 face a refining industry challenge to the $1,000 surcharge the nation鈥檚 largest oil hauler slapped on older-model tank cars it claimed can鈥檛 safely ship highly volatile crude from shale formations such as North Dakota鈥檚 Bakken region.

March 16, 2016
Business

Refiners Sue BNSF Railway Over $1,000 Oil Tank Car Surcharge

BNSF Railway Co. was sued by a trade group for 400 U.S. refining and petrochemical makers objecting to a $1,000 surcharge the nation鈥檚 biggest rail transporter of crude oil tacked onto older-model tank cars.

, March 17, 2015