Alberta has reached a crisis point as the price of oil continues to drop. The stakes are high, and the government must find a way to get rid of the excess oil currently being stored, while simultaneously slowing down production. A midterm solution is to bring in locomotives, which could take up to a year to get running. As for a short term solution, that's where the options get dicey.

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