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(Source: Bloomberg, October 24, 2014)

NEW YORK — BNSF Railway Co. plans to apply a $1,000 surcharge for each older crude tank car, denting profits for shale drillers in North Dakota. The railroad is the first major U.S. operator using fees to encourage shippers to scrap the puncture-prone older cars.

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