The proposed Keystone XL Pipeline may exist as an abstract political concept for most, but it is a real project encompassing engineering, finance, logistics and management of a large workforce. Associate Editor Joseph Markman ventured to a remote pump station in Nebraska to see the workings of the Keystone Pipeline and discuss challenges of construction of the proposed Keystone XL segment with senior executives and engineers with TransCanada Corp. and Siemens.
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