In late April, Phil Longden, a resident of the Hope area, emailed Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper regarding an issue along the lakeshore. He mentioned that Montana Rail Link (MRL) had staged some railroad ties along the track for a future repair and that there were some significant erosions creeping...
Local conservationists are asking the U.S. Coast Guard to do a better job of identifying and mitigating the risks that will come along with building a new railroad bridge across Lake Pend Oreille, in particular the potential risk of a train derailing and spilling crude oil and other flammable,...
Optimization is important to the sustainability of any industry. Transportation by rail is no exception. However, the benefits gained by working efficiently should be balanced against the costs and risks imposed by implementing new methods. It is unclear whether the benefits of the proposed BNSF...