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 …
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 …
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 – …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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