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Idaho is set to receive a grant to help make railroad crossings safer and quicker for the public.
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Not too long after Amtrak rolled away from the Boise Depot in 1997, thus ending regular passenger service to the Treasure Valley, there have been several efforts to reintroduce the service. But even supporters of those efforts would admit that they didn’t get too far beyond the conversation stage. But something in 2022 is very, very different.
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As Congress inches forward a $1 trillion-plus national infrastructure deal – after winning some bipartisan support – a generous slice of the enormous pie could go to Amtrak. That's giving some hope that the long-abandoned Pioneer Route might again roll through southern Idaho.
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This year, the Boise Train Depot turned 90-years-old. The city has been holding tours to highlight the history of the depot. Two tours are set for this…
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City officials in Sandpoint are defending banning the public from a meeting about oil and coal train traffic attended by three area mayors, a state…
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In 1885, southwestern Idaho's Nampa was just a water tower and a few shacks, but that quickly changed when the railroad came to town. A new book by…
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Three northern Idaho counties are creating strategies for containing an oil spill as more oil is moving through the inland Northwest on trains.Trains…
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad wants to build a second bridge in northern Idaho to handle an expected increase in traffic that includes coal and…
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BNSF Railway said Friday it will comply with Saturday's federal deadline to provide states with information about the frequency and routes of oil trains...
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The biggest railroad in the Northwest forcefully defended the safety of oil trains Wednesday.It happened at a meeting in Seattle of environmental…