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Spending A Lot Too
Author: J
Date: 11-10-2014 - 13:57
BNSF finishes $400 million in upgrades in N.D
Excerpt:
The last of 55 miles of new double railroad track was placed into service in northwestern North Dakota this past week by BNSF Railway, as the company works to ease the backlog of rail shipments that have plagued the state and region.
The double track, between Minot and Williston, and several new sets of sidetracks, most of which are along the railroad's mainlines, are part of $5.5 billion in track improvements — including $400 million in North Dakota — being made throughout the railroad's northern corridor this year.
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"I think things certainly have improved over a year ago," said Paul Coppin, general manager of Reynolds United Co-op in Reynolds, N.D. "A lot of that is because a lot of the grain from this harvest hasn't come in yet because of market prices. But BNSF has improved. There's no doubt about that."
Jamestown Sun
Excerpt:
The last of 55 miles of new double railroad track was placed into service in northwestern North Dakota this past week by BNSF Railway, as the company works to ease the backlog of rail shipments that have plagued the state and region.
The double track, between Minot and Williston, and several new sets of sidetracks, most of which are along the railroad's mainlines, are part of $5.5 billion in track improvements — including $400 million in North Dakota — being made throughout the railroad's northern corridor this year.
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"I think things certainly have improved over a year ago," said Paul Coppin, general manager of Reynolds United Co-op in Reynolds, N.D. "A lot of that is because a lot of the grain from this harvest hasn't come in yet because of market prices. But BNSF has improved. There's no doubt about that."
Jamestown Sun
