by SRTC Staff | Jul 13, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized |
The decision on whether to fine the owners of coal and oil trains that pass through downtown Spokane will likely be up to voters. According to the Spokesman-Review, the Spokane County Elections Office yesterday reported the initiative, first proposed last year by...
by SRTC Staff | Nov 16, 2016 | Uncategorized |
The Spokesman-Review says BNSF Railway Co. has reached a settlement with Washington State environmental groups over coal dust from uncovered train cars. The railroad agreed to a two-year study of methods for covering rail cars carrying coal. BNSF will also spend $1...
by SRTC Staff | Aug 16, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Spokane’s City Council did an about-face last night and withdrew a measure from the November ballot that would have let voters decide whether to fine railroad operators up to $261 per train car carrying flammable crude or coal through downtown Spokane. According...
by SRTC Staff | Jul 26, 2016 | Uncategorized |
A coal train travels through downtown Spokane. Photocourtesy Spokesman-Review archives. Spokane’s City Council last night voted 6-0 to ask voters if they want to fine railroads for running coal and oil trains through the city. According to the Spokesman-Review,...
by SRTC Staff | May 5, 2014 | Uncategorized |
BNSF Railway is putting some major money into track improvements in our area to increase rail capacity and improve track condition. The railroad plans to spend $235 million to refurbish 1,200 miles of track and hire about forty people in the area. The Spokesman-Review...