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 around 6 a.m. and...
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Largest oil terminal in U.S. would impact Sandpoint
By Susan Drumheller Reader Contributor One of the biggest concessions made in passing the recent the national omnibus budget bill was an agreement to lift an export ban on domestically produced crude oil. That...
Oil train derails in Montana
Yet another oil train derailment—this one in northeastern Montana—has Sandpoint officials on edge even as they continue working on a local oil derailment emergency response plan. The Associated Press reports that the BNSF Railway...
