The Sandpoint Eater: All choked up
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
When my anti-train noise neighbors lobbied and won approval for a no-horn zone in Ponder Point, I sorely missed those long, warning whistles from the …
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MRL gives tour of coal train derailment clean-up
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Montana Rail Link opened up to media and conservation groups last week about the Aug. 13 derailment that overturned 33 cars and spilled 3,782 tons …
Coal spill clean-up under way
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
More than 3,500 tons of coal are being removed from Cabinet Gorge Reservoir after an August train derailment in Northwest Montana.
The Associated Press reports …
Train carrying coal derails near Noxon
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
An unknown amount of coal spilled into the Clark Fork River due to the derailment of a Montana Rail Link train Sunday.
At about 11 …
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Live Music, the Summer Sampler, the Art Party, Monarch Grind, the Sandpoint Renaissance Faire, and more! See the full list of events in the 