New BNSF bridge would ease congestion and benefit trade in PNW
By Commissioner Glen Bailey
Reader Contributor
Last spring, BNSF Railway announced it would be moving forward on a proposal to add a second rail bridge over Lake Pend Oreille in …
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Second rail bridge public hearing set for May 23
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Idaho Department of Lands has officially set a date for the public hearings on the BNSF Railway Co. application to construct a second train …
On The Lake: BNSF’s permit application to build a second rail bridge over the lake is making my eye twitch
By Shannon Williamson
Reader Columnist
You’ve probably already heard that Burlington Northern Sante Fe (BNSF) submitted permit applications to build a second rail bridge over Lake Pend Oreille. Correction – …
ICL requests extended comment period on second bridge
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Idaho Conservation League is formally requesting an extension to the comment period on BNSF Railway’s proposed second rail bridge.
In a letter addressed to the …
BNSF applies for permit for second rail bridge over lake
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
BNSF Railway has filed its application with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a second rail bridge across Lake Pend Oreille.
The long-discussed project, …
First responders to hold hazmat containment drills on lake
By Reader Staff
State and local emergency response teams, in coordination with BNSF Railway and other organizations, will host on-water emergency response drills at various locations in and around Sandpoint …
ICL event details water concerns
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Fresh off renewed concerns about water quality after a recent coal train derailment, Idaho Conservation League is taking a deep dive into the question of …
Second rail bridge over Lake Pend Oreille should require public comment
By Shannon Williamson, Ph.D and Matt Nykiel
Reader Contributors
Recent news that BNSF plans to move forward with a second railroad bridge over Lake Pend Oreille has sparked a lot …
Train derails south of Cocolalla Lake
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
*UPDATED*
A train derailed Monday morning south of Cocolalla Lake, directly in front of Valley Vista ranch adjacent to Highway 95. The crash was reported …
BNSF to build second railroad bridge over Lake Pend Oreille
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Pending government approvals, BNSF Railway plans to move forward with a second bridge across Lake Pend Oreille.
Company officials announced this week that design and …
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