BOZEMAN, Mont. - Montana Rail Link officials stood before commissioners to talk about train traffic through town, and how it's increasing. "Our volume is going to grow" said Jim Lewis with the MRL.

The number of freight trains loaded with coal that pass through Montana could significantly grow in the next several years, thanks to the planned development of new ports on the West Coast with an eye ...

You’ve probably heard all the arguments against the proposed expansion of coal production. Dozens more traffic-stopping trains on the rails across Puget Sound. The potential environmental impact. On ...

Montana Rail Link crews will spend Friday morning emptying the Bitterroot Valley of the last 156 empty coal railcars stored there for the past two years. “We ask that the public exercise caution when ...

A recent letter to the editor proclaimed a variety of inaccuracies regarding the anticipated impacts from coal trains traveling through Montana. The letter proclaimed that “multinational corporations ...

Bull Mountain Land Alliance and Northern Plains Resource Council accuse the state of violating the Constitution by changing ...

SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and other city and tribal leaders have formed a new coalition to oppose coal trains and coal exports in the region. At a news conference Monday, the leaders raised ...

I read with interest the Gazette's March 28 article about the Port of Coos Bay Port Commission demanding citizens pay thousands of dollars for a public records request for a proposed coal export port.

MISSOULA, Mont. - The Missoula City Council passed a resolution Monday night asking the Army Corps of Engineers to study the environmental impact of increased coal traffic through the city. Councilman ...

Have you heard about the plans to develop one of the largest coal export facilities on the continent at Cherry Point? This is located about 15 miles northwest of Bellingham. What could this mean for ...

BILLINGS — Owners of a railroad that would open Montana's coal fields to increased mining offered a new route for the disputed line on Monday, which backers said would be shorter and affect fewer ...