Shale as a Marketable Resource

Shale is a clean-burning, environmentally sound energy source. Various formations exist around North America. Some of the more prominent ones are the Antrim formation (in Michigan), Barnett formation (in central Texas), Conasauga (in Alabama and Georgia) and Marcellus formation (in central Pennsylvania and New York). Natural gas producers have already invested more than $4 billion, in Pennsylvania alone, in lease and land acquisition, new well drilling, infrastructure development and community partnerships, with an even greater investment expected in the future. 

Shale - Getting Started

In addition to the direct extraction from formations, opportunities exist for railroads to grow new business off the shipping of Marcellus Shale. For more information on opportunities available, click here. 

Shale in the News

Six Short Line Railroads in Central PA Report Business is Up 40 Percent Beacuse of Marcellus Drilling (Marcellus Drilling News)
Another Short Line Railroad Revived by Marcellus Drilling (Marcellus Drilling News)
Marcellus Shale Drilling - Revival for Short Line Railroads? (Marcellus Drilling News)

Shale - Upcoming Events

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Shale Links

Marcellus Shale Coalition
Marcellus Drilling News