Bakken Crude
On the high plains of Central Montana a westbound train of Bakken North Dakota Sweet Crude moves west up the east slope of the Continental Divide at Browning Montana. There is no pipeline direct from North Dakota to the refineries in the Pacific Northwest. These refineries were built mostly to refine Alaska Crude long before a fracking boom in the "old" oil fields would unleash a civilization changing surge in US oil production. Rail is now the conduit that move this black gold west. The train is on heavy grade of 1% which will increase to 1.3% near Bison. note the snow fences protecting the railroad, the area is historically known for extreme winter storms dumping snow by the feet. 6/22
Bakken Crude
On the high plains of Central Montana a westbound train of Bakken North Dakota Sweet Crude moves west up the east slope of the Continental Divide at Browning Montana. There is no pipeline direct from North Dakota to the refineries in the Pacific Northwest. These refineries were built mostly to refine Alaska Crude long before a fracking boom in the "old" oil fields would unleash a civilization changing surge in US oil production. Rail is now the conduit that move this black gold west. The train is on heavy grade of 1% which will increase to 1.3% near Bison. note the snow fences protecting the railroad, the area is historically known for extreme winter storms dumping snow by the feet. 6/22