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Jumping aboard the North Dakota oil-by-rail shipping boom

startribune -- Two years ago, Gabe Claypool had nothing to do with oil and railroads.

Today, he is CEO of a Wayzata-based company that ships 3.5 percent of North Dakota's oil to East Coast and other refineries in railroad tank cars.

The company, Dakota Plains Holdings, is part of a revival of the old way of shipping crude oil -- via rail -- that last flourished during World War II. And it's another case of North Dakota's oil boom igniting spinoff businesses.

"If the capacity to move oil isn't there by pipeline, the only alternative is to get it out by rail -- or you stop producing oil until the pipelines catch up," Claypool said in an interview.

Claypool, 37, who grew up on a farm in Hampton, Iowa, was living in Minnesota in 2011 when investors in Wayzata and Minneapolis approached him to run their

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jim27106 All-Star Author North Carolina Posts:770 Points:781,210 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Jan 20, 2013 10:27:57 PM Ignore jim27106 Report Abuse I assume a train with oil does like 60 mph. How fast does oil go in a pipe. If anyone knows please post something on my whiteboard.
yakstar Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,415 Points:478,670 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jan 20, 2013 10:27:36 PM Ignore yakstar Report Abuse nothing like a railroad!
GasholeMI Champion Author Lansing Posts:10,134 Points:1,717,315 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jan 20, 2013 10:26:47 PM Ignore GasholeMI Report Abuse Build the pipeline. It is a no-brainer.
TIGERPAW46 Champion Author Florida Posts:7,120 Points:1,353,810 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Jan 20, 2013 10:26:15 PM Ignore TIGERPAW46 Report Abuse Rail & Truck cost more & is more dangerous than Pipelines.
Blue_Cruzer Champion Author Lexington Posts:7,515 Points:1,668,610 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Jan 20, 2013 10:25:38 PM Ignore Blue_Cruzer Report Abuse Makes sense instead of the pipelins.
ican2step Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:1,676 Points:426,425 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Jan 20, 2013 10:24:54 PM Ignore ican2step Report Abuse Neat
wshutton Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,662 Points:923,970 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Jan 20, 2013 10:24:04 PM Ignore wshutton Report Abuse One advantage rail shipment has over pipelines is the destination can be changed as needed so long as the rail runs there. And all refineries seem to have some rail access. Even the Chevron refinery in El Segundo, CA which is on the coast in Los Angeles can be accessed by rail.
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swepson Champion Author Greensboro Posts:5,463 Points:1,550,400 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jan 20, 2013 10:20:49 PM Ignore swepson Report Abuse If you've no pipe, it's the cheapest way to go.
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medic319 All-Star Author Akron Posts:718 Points:244,960 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jan 20, 2013 10:18:42 PM Ignore medic319 Report Abuse Lots of rail cars full of oil passing through my town! There are lots of pipelines too.
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must87searcher Champion Author Maryland Posts:8,972 Points:1,778,500 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jan 20, 2013 10:14:38 PM Ignore must87searcher Report Abuse There are a number of forms of transportation, and at this time, railroad is in operation. The rail line have been traveling through the Dakotas for over a century now, and there is more than one line traveling toward the east coast.
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