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Old 02-29-2012, 07:48 PM
 
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I wonder how many people in the Spokane/Hayden/Rathdrum/Cda area know anything about this proposal that is well underway to ship millions of tons of Toxic Coal to the Washington West coast ports in open rail cars and on to China and India.

It is a Major New Threat to the Rathdrum Prarie Aquifer that supplies the drinking water to these areas ... and could effect approx. 600,000 people.

These shipments will also effect every area from start point to destination at the ports.

It was on the Seattle TV KOMO news tonight regarding the efforts here to stop this insane greedy proposal.

+++ Go to ... Google ... "Stop the Rathdrum coal trains" ... for more info. +++




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Old 02-29-2012, 08:40 PM
 
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Well it has to get from one place to the next somehow. Hope they can move it fast, and without any problem. Best of luck to them.
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Old 02-29-2012, 09:44 PM
 
Location: Near Manito
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Sounds like the good old days.
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Old 03-04-2012, 02:12 AM
 
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Last year they were complaining about the miles and miles of empty rail cars lining the tracks and now they are complaining that they are going to start using them again.

I agree 40 trains a day is a lot. I believe there are not enough workers at that terminal to drive that many trains through town. That would be 80 crews a day working because they switch crews in Hauser, ID. The employees were all shipped off or laid off back in 2009.

Living next to railroad tracks has always been a health hazzard. It was worse when they burned the coal and the houses were built. The engines are electric with diesel generators. I read that article in the paper and it stated diesel engines.
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