SANDPOINT, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BNSF Railway’s inaugural train trip across the new Sandpoint Junction Connector rail bridge took place over the weekend, marking the last step of the project more ...

Seattle city emergency planners say more must be done to lower the risk of an oil train accident and improve the city’s ability to respond. A train glides across the water at Sandpoint about every ...

BNSF Railway Co. said it is moving ahead with a second railroad bridge across Lake Pend Oreille at Sandpoint, while the city’s mayor voiced opposition. BNSF said it had been considering building the ...

SANDPOINT, Id. – The Idaho Department of Lands approved Burlington Northern Santa Fe’s request to build a second rail bridge over Lake Pend Oreille in Sandpoint. The second rail bridge will run ...

Trains are coming through Sandpoint, Idaho, 50 times a day. "We're anticipating it's going to go up to around 80 a day," says Sandpoint Public Works Director Kody Vandyk. Vandyk says Sandpoint is a ...

SANDPOINT, Idaho — BNSF Railway wants to build a second bridge in northern Idaho to handle an expected increase in traffic that includes coal and oil trains. The one bridge now at Sandpoint handles ...

BOISE, Idaho — BNSF Railway’s plan to build two bridges as part of a second railroad line in northern Idaho to accommodate increased train traffic and future growth meets environmental requirements, ...

SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) — An environmental group is appealing an Idaho Department of Lands encroachment permit granted for a second BNSF Railway Co. bridge. Court records show Wild Idaho Rising Tide ...

In July of 2013, an oil train derailed in Quebec, Canada, killing 47 people. In December of 2013, an oil train derails outside of Casselton, North Dakota spilling 400 thousand gallons of crude oil. In ...

BNSF is a major transportation player in the Tri-Cities. Pasco is home to BNSF’s largest humpyard in the Northwest, and the company employs more than 500 people in the area. Matthew Brown AP BNSF ...

Montana Rail Link (MRL) in January announced it would cease its long-term lease with BNSF to operate over main line between Huntley, Mont., and Sandpoint, Idaho. Now, it is asking for Surface ...