After what BNSF describes as preparations of more than a decade, BNSF’s Sandpoint Junction connector bridge in Idaho is finally open and running, enabling two-way traffic across Lake Pend Oreille and thereby reducing both area congestion and idle times for trains.
The western U.S. Class I railroad ran an inaugural train over the new bridge on Sunday.
BNSF (NYSE: BRK-B) said the final configuration — a new bridge plus an existing bridge that has been rehabilitated by BNSF — will allow for rail...
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