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Re: Railroading east of Butte, Montana
Author: David Smith
Date: 06-15-2014 - 09:13

trackwalker Wrote:
With oil trains
> and coal trains loading up the system, BNSF has
> entered discussion with MRL regarding reopening
> Homestake for empties similar to Stampede. Much
> work needs to be done as there are numerous rocks
> in the way, some small sized tunnel slumps and
> just a general rehabilitating of a track that has
> seen no maintenence in the last 25 years.

I still have a hard time understanding why BNSF has been so reticent over the years to just give this line to MRL. So what if MRL interchanges with UP near Butte? There's still no way for UP to use MRL up to Sandpoint, right? So any interchange would be strictly nickel and dime local traffic.

Also, wasn't MRL in talks with UP to take over the Butte-Pocatello line a while back? If so, wouldn't that give BNSF back door access to Southern Idaho?

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  Re: Railroading east of Butte, Montana trackwalker 06-14-2014 - 21:33
  Re: Railroading east of Butte, Montana David Smith 06-15-2014 - 09:13
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