Keystone Opponents Use Rail Constraints to Urge Rejection

Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

Environmentalists are making an unusual argument in their attempt to stop the Keystone XL pipeline: that trains can’t move all the oil out of Canada.

Keystone supporters say Canada could just as easily transport the additional oil to the U.S. on trains -- meaning building the pipeline won’t contribute to climate change because the oil’s coming out, pipeline or no.