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 bridge across Lake Pend...
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 – it’s actually THREE new...
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 U.S. Army Corps of...
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, which BNSF Railway has...
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 of conversation. The proposal,...
