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Article: STB approves DM&E project. (Industry Today).(Surface Transportation Board approves Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad plans)(Brief Article)
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- Railway Track and Structures
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- March 1, 2002
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The Surface Transportation Board has given final approval for the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern to build a 280-mile rail line to tap into the coal mines of Wyoming's Powder River Basin. This is subject to a number of environmental mitigation conditions and the requirement that DM&E use environmentally-preferable routes. The DM&E project represents the largest rail line construction proposal ever considered by the Board, and the environmental review process and the environmental conditions imposed reflect the unique scope of the project.
DM&E applied to the Board in 1998 for authority to build the new line to gain access to the Powder River Basin and to generate ...