‘I feel like we’re being played’
Council rejects Averill hotel proposal to lease or buy City Beach RV park, but sets workshop for future plans on the site By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Emotions ran high at the Nov. 5 regular...
Tagged: railroad
Railroad exhibit shines light on Sandpoint history
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The history of the railroad is a key part of the Sandpoint community. It’s fitting, then, that the community played a key part in capturing its legacy with a...
Council passes resolution requesting EIS for second rail bridge
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Sandpoint City Council passed a resolution Wednesday requesting that BNSF Railway be required to draft an environmental impact statement for its proposed new rail bridge across Lake Pend...
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 engineering for the project...
Study finds bridge infrastructure in poor condition
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Aging infrastructure could be putting rail shipping lines at risk for hazardous spills, according to a new study. Out of 250 railway bridges examined in the study, 114 showed...
Second rail bridge over Lake Pend Oreille put on hold
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Locals worried about an expansion of oil and coal train traffic can breath a sigh of relief on at least one count: BNSF Railway has backed off on its...
Bracing for an oil-train impact
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff At about 1 a.m. on July 6, 2013, a train carrying Bakken crude oil exploded in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. Minutes later, the town looked like something out...
